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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