bet

Meaning

Noun

1. A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
2. (informal) A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
3. Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

Verb

1. To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
2. To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
3. To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

Intj

1. (slang) Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
2. (slang) Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
3. (slang) Exclamation of joy at good fortune.

Prep

between

Synonyms

wager

stake

gamble

play

stakes

risk

lay

pledge

calculate

punt

lay a wager

back

🔙

bargain

betting

compete

count

🔢

depend

dice

game

guess

look

reckon

surmise

throw

venture

entrust

expect

fight

flutter

forecast

commit

stroke

go

believe strongly

haggle

imbed

infer

input

charge

listen

game played for a stake

match

negotiate

outguess

pawn

buy

🛍️

bombshell

pot

promise

pull

bet on

put

race

read

📖

put money

believe in

rivalry

shot

sporting life

believe

bank

🏦

suppose

put money on something

suspect

swallow

taxis

temptation

swimming stroke

tow

traction

trust

try out

typeset

understand

place a bet

veto

augur

win

competition

contribution

ante up

credit

second-guess

gambling

draft

drag

draught

draw

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛt/

Etymology

From 16th-century criminal slang, likely from abet or Old English bætan (“to make better”); or from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); but in either case ultimately from Proto-Germanic. More at abet.