Bet Definition
bĕt
bets, betted, betting
noun
bets
An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.
Made a bet that it would stop raining before 2:00.
American Heritage
An agreement between two persons that the one proved wrong about the outcome of something will do or pay what is stipulated; wager.
Webster's New World
An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.
A bet of $50.
American Heritage
The proposition or terms of such an agreement.
Webster's New World
One on which a stake is or can be placed.
Our team is a sure bet to win.
American Heritage
verb
bets, betted, betting
To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.
American Heritage
To declare in or as in a bet.
I bet he'll be late.
Webster's New World
To make a bet or bets (on, against, with); wager.
Webster's New World
To make a bet with.
I bet them that we would be first.
American Heritage
To stake (money, etc.) in a bet.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Between.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
(analytical chemistry) A nitrogen adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A diminutive of Elizabeth.
Wiktionary
idiom
you bet
- Of course; surely.
American Heritage
you bet (you)!
- certainly!
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bet
- you bet
- you bet (you)!
Origin of Bet
Named after its inventors Brunau, Emmett and Teller.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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