betting
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Preoccupied with or frequently engaging in gambling: Describes a person who is habitually involved in betting money or valuables on uncertain outcomes, especially in games of chance.
- Characterized by or involving wagering: Describes an activity, atmosphere, or lifestyle centered around gambling.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- He was known as a betting man, always looking for a card game or a horse race. (He was known as a man who frequently gambled.)
- The city's betting culture was evident in its many casinos and racetracks. (The city's culture involved a lot of gambling.)
- She warned him about his betting habits. (She warned him about his habits of placing bets.)
Advanced Usage
- "the betting is that...": This is a common idiomatic phrase used to express general opinion or likelihood, derived from the world of gambling odds.
- The betting is that the incumbent will win the election. (The general opinion/prediction is that the incumbent will win.)
- "betting shop": A licensed establishment where people can place bets, especially on sports. (This is a compound noun listed as a related term).
Variants and Related Words
- Bet (verb/noun): To risk money on an outcome; the amount risked.
- He placed a bet on the football game.
- Better (noun): A person who bets.
- The betters gathered around the roulette table.
- Betting shop (noun): A place for placing bets.
- Sports betting (noun): The activity of betting on sporting events.
Synonyms
- Gambling: Playing games of chance for money.
- Wagering: Staking money on an uncertain event.
- Speculative: Involving financial risk in hope of gain (broader, not exclusive to games).
Related Phrases
- Inside betting: A specific, often illegal, type of betting based on non-public information. (This is a compound phrase).
- Fixed-odds betting: Betting where the payout is agreed at the time the bet is placed. (This is a compound phrase).
Related Idioms
- "Don't bet on it": Used to say that something is very unlikely to happen.
- He says he'll arrive on time, but don't bet on it.
- "You bet": An informal expression meaning "certainly" or "of course."
- "Are you coming?" "You bet!"
Adjective
- preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
- led a dissipated life
- a betting man
- a card-playing son of a bitch
- a gambling fool
- sporting gents and their ladies