Definition
bet
noun
- an agreement to risk money on the outcome of an event
- the money risked in such an agreement
- a choice or option that seems likely to succeed
Usage: informal
verb
- to risk money on the outcome of an event
- to be confident that something will happen
Usage: informal
Examples
- He placed a bet on the horse race.
- I made a small bet with my friend about the game.
- Your best bet is to take the highway.
- She bet twenty dollars on the lottery.
- I bet it will rain tomorrow.
- You can bet he’ll be late again.
- They bet against the home team.
- I wouldn’t bet on that happening.