betting

bet  (bt)

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.

2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.

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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[Origin unknown.]

Synonyms: bet, ante, pot¹, stake, wager
These nouns denote something valuable risked on an uncertain outcome: placed a 50-dollar bet in the first race; raising the ante in a poker game; won the whole pot at cards; played for high stakes; laid a wager on who would win.

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, sporting indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

Translations

betting [ˈbetɪŋ]

A. N the betting is that they'll divorce → se da casi por sentado que van a divorciarse
what's the betting he won't come back? → ¿qué te apuestas a que no vuelve?
the latest betting is → las últimas apuestas son ...

B. CPD betting shop N (Brit) → casa f de apuestas
betting slip N (Brit) → boleto m de apuestas
betting tax N → impuesto m sobre las apuestas

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betting [ˈbɛtɪŋ] n → paris mpl
the betting is (that) ... → il y a fort à parier que ...
betting man n (= gambler) → joueur m
Are you a betting man, Mr Day? → Êtes-vous joueur, M. Day?
betting office n (= betting shop) → bureau appartenant à un bookmaker)m de paris >
betting shop n (British) → bureau appartenant à un bookmaker)m de paris >
betting slip n → ticket de pari)m >

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betting

n → Wetten nt; the betting was brisk → das Wettgeschäft war rege; what is the betting on his horse? → wie stehen die Wetten auf sein Pferd?

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betting:

betting man

n → (regelmäßiger) Wetter; I’m not a betting → ich wette eigentlich nicht; if I were a betting I’d say … → wenn ich ja wetten würde, würde ich sagen …

betting news

n → Wettnachrichten pl

betting shop

n → Wettannahme f

betting slip

n → Wettschein m

betting tax

n → Wettsteuer f

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betting [bɛtɪŋ] n → scommesse fpl
what's the betting he'll be late? (fig) → quanto scommettiamo che arriverà in ritardo?

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betting [bɛtɪŋ] n → scommesse fpl
what's the betting he'll be late? (fig) → quanto scommettiamo che arriverà in ritardo?

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betting → مراهنة sázení spillevirksomhed Wetten στοίχημα apuesta vedonlyönti pari klađenje scommesse 賭け事 내기 wedden veddemål zakłady aposta пари vadslagning การพนัน bahse girme sự cá cược 打赌