The word for today is…
parlay (verb, noun):
verb
1: to bet in a parlay
2a: to exploit successfully
b: to increase or otherwise transform into something of much greater value
noun
: a series of two or more bets so set up in advance that the original stake plus its winnings are risked on the successive wagers; broadly, the fresh risking of an original stake together with its winnings
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : The word parlay originally belonged exclusively to gambling parlance, where to parlay is to take winnings from a previous bet, along with one’s original stake of money, and use them to make another bet or series of bets. The verb comes from the noun paroli, a borrowing from French—itself borrowed from Italian—that refers to a system of such betting. After decades of this specific use, not only did parlay start to be used as a noun synonymous with paroli, but English speakers upped the ante by using the verb figuratively in situations where someone uses or develops something—such as a skill or hard work—for the purpose of getting something else of even greater value.
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