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Bet Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bet?
[n] the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
[n] the money risked on a gamble [v] have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [v] maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [v] stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bet: calculate | count | depend | look | play | reckon | stake | stakes | wager | wager | wager | wager Related Terms | Find terms related to Bet: ante | ante up | back | bet on | book | call | chunk | cover | fade | gamble | game | handbook | hazard | lay | lay a wager | lay down | make a bet | make book | meet a bet | parlay | pass | play | play against | plunge | pot | predict | prognosticate | punt | put on | risk | see | set | shot | stake | stand pat | take a chance | wager See Also | ante | anticipate | back | back | bank | bet on | bet on | call | daily double | exacta | forebode | foretell | gage | gage | gamble | gamble | gambling | game | game | gaming | jackpot | kitty | parimutuel | perfecta | place bet | play | pool | pot | predict | prognosticate | promise | punt | punt | raise | rely | see | stake | stake | superfecta | swear | trust Bet In Webster's Dictionary \Bet\, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr.
abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.]
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two
parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue;
the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. ``Having made his
bets.'' --Goldsmith.
\Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betting}.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager. John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. --Shak. I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W. Holmes. \Bet\, imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.] \Bet\, a. & adv. An early form of {Better}. [Obs.] {To go bet}, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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