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bet     (bět)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.
  2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.
  3. One on which a stake is or can be placed: Our team is a sure bet to win.
    1. A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence: Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.
    2. Informal A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time: My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.
v.   bet or bet·ted, bet·ting, bets

v.   tr.
  1. To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.
  2. To make a bet with: I bet them that we would be first.
  3. To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome).
  4. To maintain confidently, as if making a bet: I bet they were surprised by the news.
v.   intr.
To make or place a bet.

[Origin unknown.]
Synonyms: These nouns denote something valuable risked on an uncertain outcome: placed a 50-dollar bet in the first race; raising the ante in a poker game; won the whole pot at cards; played for high stakes; laid a wager on who would win.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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