bet
/ˈbɛt/ · noun
Meaning
- A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
- A degree of certainty.
- To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
- To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
- To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
- Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
- Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.
- Exclamation of joy at good fortune.
- The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
- The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב
- The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ
- Between
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