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. (Philippines, figuratively, 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. (ditransitive, transitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
2. (transitive) 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. (Canada, US, slang) Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
2. (Canada, US, slang) Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
3. (Canada, US, 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

Translations

parier

apostar

wetten

scommettere

apuesta

pari

apostar

Wette

wedden

scommessa

στοιχηματίζω

στοίχημα

aposta

posta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛt/

Etymology

From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.