noun
Nassau
NA-saw
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In golf, a bet made up of three separate wagers: one on the front nine holes, one on the back nine, and one on the full eighteen.
"The four of them played a friendly nassau for ten dollars a side."
How to Use Nassau
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA three-part golf wager covering the front nine, back nine, and overall round.
When to use it
Mostly used among golfers; capitalized when referring to the place, lowercase for the betting format.
Word Forms
Nassaus plural
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Etymology
Named after the German town of Nassau; the golf-betting sense comes from the Nassau Country Club in New York, where the format was popularized.