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/ bɛt /
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verb (used with object), bet or bet·ted, bet·ting.
to wager with (something or someone).
verb (used without object), bet or bet·ted, bet·ting.
to make a wager: Do you want to bet?
noun
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Idioms about bet
all bets are off. See entry at all bets are off.
you bet!Informal. of course! surely!: You bet I'd like to be there!
Origin of bet
1First recorded in 1585–95; perhaps special use of obsolete bet “better,” in phrase the bet “the advantage,” i.e., “the odds”
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BET
abbreviation Trademark.
Black Entertainment Television: a cable television channel.
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bet.
abbreviation
between.
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British Dictionary definitions for bet
bet
/ (bɛt) /
noun
verb bets, betting, bet or betted
Word Origin for bet
C16: probably short for abet
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