Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continuation bet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: con-tin-u-a-tion -bet
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bet made in a round of betting, after raising in the previous round of betting, usually with a weak hand.

verb

To make a continuation bet.

Inflected Forms

continuation bets (plural) C-bet (alternative) continuation bets (present, singular) continuation betting (participle, present)

Synonyms

continue

Questions

What does continuation bet mean?: A bet made in a round of betting, after raising in the previous round of betting, usually with a weak hand.

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