Definitions of bet
British English : bet If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.I bet a lot of money on the horse.bɛt VERB
noun
- an agreement between two parties that a sum of money or other stake will be paid by the loser to the party who correctly predicts the outcome of an event
- the money or stake risked
- the predicted result in such an agreement ⇒ his bet was that the horse would win
- a person, event, etc, considered as likely to succeed or occur ⇒ it's a good bet that they will succeed
- a course of action (esp in the phrase one's best bet)
- (informal ) an opinion; view ⇒ my bet is that you've been up to no good
verb
- when intr foll by on or against to make or place a bet with (a person or persons)
- (transitive) to stake (money, etc) in a bet
- (transitive; may take a clause as object) (informal ) to predict (a certain outcome) ⇒ I bet she fails
- See you bet