Definition of Bet
Bet
bet
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(noun)
something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or an issue of the performance of a contestant;
e.g. I'll bet that he makes the next shot.
(verb)
an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right, as in taking a calculated risk;
e.g. He bet his lunch money that the teacher would drop the chalk at least three times before the rings.
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