Definition of bets Bets
/bɛˈts/ - [bets] -
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Wiktionary 
- bets (Noun)
Plural of bet. - bets (Verb)
Third person singular of bet.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: bets |
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| bet - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" | ||
| wager | ||
| gambling, gaming, play the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" | ||
| daily double a single bet on two horse races in the same day | ||
| exacta, perfecta a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order | ||
| parimutuel betting where winners share the total amount wagered | ||
| parlay a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers | ||
| place bet a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second | ||
| bet - the money risked on a gamble | ||
| stake, stakes, wager | ||
| gamble a risky act or venture | ||
| pool any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | ||
| jackpot, kitty, pot any outstanding award | ||
| ante (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot | ||
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| bet - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" | ||
| wager, play | ||
| gamble play games for money | ||
| bet on, gage, game, punt, stake, back place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" | ||
| see be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" | ||
| bet - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" | ||
| wager | ||
| forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" | ||
| bet on, gage, game, punt, stake, back place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" | ||
| bet - 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" | ||
| count, depend, look, calculate, reckon | ||
| rely, swear, trust, bank promise solemnly; take an oath | ||
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Wiktionary
- bet (Noun)
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. - bet (Noun)
A degree of certainty. - bet (Verb)
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. - bet (Verb)
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. - bet (Verb)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bet (n.)
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. - bet (imp. & p. p.)
of Bet - bet (v. t.)
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager. - bet
imp. & p. p. of Beat. - bet (a. & adv.)
An early form of Better.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bet
A deal that the person whose guess on the outcome of an event is correct will receive money or another prize from the other. -
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To agree that payment be made to the successful forecaster of the result of an event.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bet
bet, n. a wager: something staked to be lost or won on the result of a doubtful issue, as a horse-race, or the like.—v.t. and v.i. to lay or stake, as a bet:—pr.p. bet′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. bet or bet′ted.—ns. Bet′ter, one who bets—also Bet′tor; Bet′ting, act of betting or proposing a wager.—An even bet, an equal chance.—You bet, in American slang, certainly. [Prob. shortened from the noun Abet.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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bet
A wager.--TO BET. To lay a wager.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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bet
Any fool can bet.
Wikipedia 
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Bet, Beth, or Vet is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
