TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

GENT [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Phraseology
OBS

For his latest win, A One Rocket earned the $9,600 front-end share of the $15,520 purse. ... Sugar Punch earned the $24,600 front-end share of the $41,000 purse.

OBS

Handsome Gent is clearly the fastest horse and comes off a trapped-behind-slow-pace second, but since he's still got all his statebred conditions left, why is Robert Terril dropping him to 25K? Answer apparently is to win front end of $27k purse and perhaps cash a wager.

Key term(s)
  • earn the front-end share of a purse
  • win the front end of a purse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2004-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Commercial and manufacturing fortified city, NW cen. Belgium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: