bet
/bɛt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.79 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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).
noun
Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
verb
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.
intj
Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
Example Sentences
- "Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet."
- "It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow."
- "There's a decent bet that we'll be able to reach the top of that hill in an hour."
- "It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow."
- "There's a good bet that Sally will arrive later."
- "I('ll) bet I can run faster than you."
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.