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bet
1[ bet ]
verb (used with object)
- to wager with (something or someone).
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to make a wager:
Do you want to bet?
noun
- a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager:
Where do we place our bets?
- that which is pledged:
a two-dollar bet.
- something that is bet on, as a competitor in a sporting event or a number in a lottery:
That horse looks like a good bet.
- an act or instance of betting:
It's a bet, then?
- a person, plan of action, etc., considered as being a good alternative; choice:
Your best bet is to sell your stocks now.
bet
2[ beyt; bet ]
noun
- beth.
BET
3abbreviation for
- Black Entertainment Television: a cable television channel.
bet.
4abbreviation for
- between.
bet
/ ɛ /
noun
- an agreement between two parties that a sum of money or other stake will be paid by the loser to the party who correctly predicts the outcome of an event
- the money or stake risked
- the predicted result in such an agreement
his bet was that the horse would win
- a person, event, etc, considered as likely to succeed or occur
it's a good bet that they will succeed
- a course of action (esp in the phrase one's best bet )
- informal.an opinion; view
my bet is that you've been up to no good
verb
- whenintr foll by on or against to make or place a bet with (a person or persons)
- tr to stake (money, etc) in a bet
- informal.tr; may take a clause as object to predict (a certain outcome)
I bet she fails
- you bet informal.of course; naturally
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bet1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bet1
Idioms and Phrases
- all bets are off. all bets are off.
- you bet! Informal. of course! surely!:
You bet I'd like to be there!
More idioms and phrases containing bet
- back (bet on) the wrong horse
- hedge one's bets
- you bet your ass
Example Sentences
These countries that bet on being the workshops for US consumers have choices over trade too.
"The outlook for him was really, really tough. If you're a betting person, you'd have just said, 'well he's going to end up down the mines or at the steelworks'," he said.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. – who voted down the measure on reversing Canada duties – told CNN that the president’s calculation that tariffs would shift manufacturing back in the long run wasn’t a safe bet.
The son of Curlin is the future book leader at 4-1, with betting in the final Derby advance pool set to close Saturday at 1 p.m.
It’s not entirely irrational to imagine someone with advance awareness of a policy declaration by Trump placing a bet on how the market will respond.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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