betting

bet

B0212400 (bĕt)n.1. 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 2:00.2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake: a bet of $50.3. One on which a stake is or can be placed: Our team is a sure bet to win.4. a. A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence: Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.b. Informal A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time: My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.v. bet or bet·ted, bet·ting, bets v.tr.1. To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.2. To make a bet with: I bet them that we would be first.3. To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome).4. To maintain confidently, as if making a bet: I bet they were surprised by the news.v.intr. To make or place a bet.Idiom: you bet Informal Of course; surely.

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betting

(ˈbɛtɪŋ) n1. the laying of wagers2. likelihood; probability (esp in the phrases the betting is and what's the betting that)

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

betting - 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"card-playing, dissipated, sportingindulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

Translations

打赌

betting

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