Everything we know about 'bet'
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bet
• verb (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 risk money or property against another’s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2 informal feel sure.
• noun 1 an act of betting. 2 a sum of money staked. 3 informal a candidate or option with a specified likelihood of success: Allen looked a good bet for victory. 4 (one’s bet) informal one’s opinion.
— PHRASES you bet informal you may be sure; certainly.
— DERIVATIVES bettor (also better) noun.
— ORIGIN perhaps a shortening of obsolete abet abetment
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Bet may refer to:
- A bet in gambling
- Black Entertainment Television (BET)
- Basic Economics Test (BET)
- Bet (letter), the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac
- An abbreviation for the surnames of the researchers who developed what is known as the BET adsorption isotherm
bet¹ Definition
bet (bet)
noun
- an agreement between two persons that the one proved wrong about the outcome of something will do or pay what is stipulated; wager
- the proposition or terms of such an agreement
- the thing or sum thus staked
- * the thing or person that something is or may be thus staked on this team is a poor bet
- * a person, thing, or action likely to bring about a desired result he's the best bet for the job
Etymology: prob. aphetic < abet
noun: the act of gambling (Example: "He did it on a bet")
noun: the money risked on a gamble
verb: maintain with or as if with a bet (Example: "I bet she will be there!")
verb: stake on the outcome of an issue (Example: "I bet $100 on that new horse")
verb: have faith or confidence in (Example: "You can bet on that!")
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