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What does ," One for the money, two for the show"means?​

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Answer: I guess its a way to count down for a race in the mid 1800s

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One for the money, two for the show is half of a rhyme used as a countdown to begin a task. The entire rhyme is: one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready and four to go. Children have used this little poem since the mid-1800s as a countdown to starting a race or competition.

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