smart money
n.
► Games. Bets or a bet placed by experienced gamblers or those having privileged information.
► Informal.
■ Experienced, well-informed investors:
Smart money is supporting the conservative presidential candidate.
■ Investments made by people experienced and well informed in matters of finance.
► Law. Compensation beyond the value of actual harm, awarded by a jury in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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smart money
1.
if the smart money is on something happening, or on someone or something being successful, people with a good knowledge about it believe that is what will happen.
Hurt's best-actor award surprised even Hollywood insiders - the smart money was on Jack Nicholson.

The smart money says that the industry will end up drastically reduced.

2.
money which is spent by people who are very successful in business.
The smart money is coming back into mortgages as the best investment right now.

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