Definition of BET

bet

Meanings

Plural: bets

Noun

  • the money risked on a gamble
  • the act of gambling
    • "he did it on a bet"
  • A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
  • A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
  • Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
  • Alternative form of beth (“Semitic letter”).

Verb

  • maintain with or as if with a bet
    • "I bet she will be there!"
  • stake on the outcome of an issue
    • "I bet $100 on that new horse"
  • have faith or confidence in
    • "You can bet on that!"
  • To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
  • To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
  • To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

Intj

  • Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
  • Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
  • Exclamation of joy at good fortune.

Prep

  • between

Origin / Etymology

From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.

Scrabble Score: 5

bet is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bet is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

bet is a valid Words With Friends word