Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sports-bet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
sport-s--bet
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bet on the outcomes of sport matches.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Etymology

A back-formation from sports betting.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sports-bets (present, singular) sports-betting (participle, present) sports-betted (participle, past) sports-betted (past)

Questions

What does sports-bet mean?
To bet on the outcomes of sport matches.
Where does sports-bet come from?
A back-formation from sports betting.

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