Definitions

bet

[beyt, bet] / beɪt, bɛt /

NOUN

game of chance; money gambled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betting chance long shot odds pledge risk speculation stake venture wager

STRONG

action ante hazard lot lottery parlay play plunge pot raffle shot sweepstakes uncertainty

WEAK

down on odds-on random shot shot in the dark

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty

VERB

gamble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pony up speculate wager

STRONG

ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture

WEAK

buy in on lay down lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on tempt fortune toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

displace remove

Example Sentences

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The most popular trade on Polymarket right now relates to sports: $662 million has been bet on this February’s Super Bowl.

From Barron's

But U.S. investors have been focusing on the positive side of things, piling into bets that suggest that they have strong confidence that the economy will keep powering forward.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, the rapidly growing betting market is offering another gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is partly why the company is betting on a number of vendors to support its AI agents, including OpenAI, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last spring, Realtor Teresa Fuller saw signs that the epic task of rebuilding Altadena could be a local affair, with potential buyers wanting to place a bet on the community’s future.

From Los Angeles Times

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