bet
/bet/
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Definition
Noun:
- The act of risking money on an uncertain outcome: A bet is an agreement where you risk money by predicting the result of a future event.
- The amount of money risked: The sum of money that is wagered in such an agreement.
Verb:
- To risk money on an outcome: To stake money on the result of a game, race, or other event.
- To feel sure or express certainty: To state something with great confidence, as if willing to wager on its truth.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- He placed a bet on the football game. (He risked money by predicting the game's result.)
- I lost the bet and had to pay twenty dollars. (I was wrong in my prediction and forfeited the money.)
Verb:
- She bet fifty dollars on the black horse. (She risked fifty dollars, predicting the black horse would win.)
- I bet he will be late again. (I am very confident that he will be late.)
Advanced Usage
"You bet!": An informal expression meaning "certainly" or "of course," used to give a very strong affirmative answer.
- "Are you coming to the party?" "You bet!"
"to bet the farm/ranch": To risk everything one has on something.
- He bet the farm on his new business idea.
"to hedge one's bets": To reduce risk by supporting more than one possible outcome.
- She's betting on both companies to hedge her bets.
Variants and Related Words
Better (noun): A person who places bets.
- He is a regular better at the racetrack.
Betting (noun/gerund): The activity of placing bets.
- Online betting is very popular.
Synonyms
- Wager (noun/verb): A synonym for a bet or to bet.
- Gamble (verb/noun): To play games of chance for money; a risky action.
- Stake (verb/noun): To risk money or something valuable on an outcome.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bet on: To place a bet supporting a particular outcome.
- Never bet on a sure thing.
- Bet against: To place a bet that a particular outcome will happen.
- Few people bet against the champion.
Related Idioms
- A safe bet: Something that is very likely to happen or be true.
- It's a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
- Don't bet on it: An expression of skepticism, meaning something is unlikely to happen.
- "He says he'll finish on time." "Don't bet on it."
Noun
- the act of gambling
- he did it on a bet
- the money risked on a gamble
Verb
- 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
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- I bet $100 on that new horse
- She played all her money on the dark horse
- maintain with or as if with a bet
- I bet she will be there!