Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentleman's bet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tle-man's -bet
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bet in which no money is bet; only the honor of the two parties is at stake, with there being no need for proof that one party's side of the bet has been fulfilled as they are taken at their word.

Inflected Forms

gentlemen's bets (plural)

Questions

What does gentleman's bet mean?: A bet in which no money is bet; only the honor of the two parties is at stake, with there being no need for proof that one party's side of the bet has been fulfilled as they are taken at their word.

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