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Synonyms
bet (bĕt)

[Origin unknown.]

noun 

  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.

verb: bet or bet·ted, bet·ting, bets. 

transitive verb 

  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.

intransitive verb 

To make or place a bet.

idioms

you bet
Of course; surely.

synonyms:

bet, ante, pot1stake, wager 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.