| NOUN | possession | bet, stake, stakes, wager | the money risked on a gamble |
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| act | bet, wager | the act of gambling | |
| VERB | communication | bet, wager | maintain with or as if with a bet |
| competition | bet, wager, play | stake on the outcome of an issue | |
| cognition | bet, count, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in |
| Sounds | beh't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | The money risked on a gamble. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stake, stakes, wager | |
| Part of | pool | Any communal combination of funds |
| Narrower | ante | (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot |
| pool, kitty | The combined stakes of the betters | |
| pot, jackpot, kitty | The cumulative amount involved in a game / game (such as poker) | |
| Broader | gamble | money that is risked for possible monetary gain |
| Spanish | apuesta, postura | |
| Catalan | aposta, juguesca | |
| Verbs | bet | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| Meaning | The act of gambling. | |
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| Example | "he did it on a bet" | |
| Synonym | wager | |
| Narrower | daily double | A single bet on two horse races in the same day |
| exacta, perfecta | A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order | |
| parimutuel | betting where winners share the total amount wagered | |
| parlay | A series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers | |
| place bet | A bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second | |
| superfecta | A bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order | |
| Broader | gambling, gaming, play | The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) |
| Spanish | apuesta, partida | |
| Catalan | aposta, juguesca | |
| Verbs | bet | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| Meaning | Maintain with or as if with a bet. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I bet she will be there!" | |
| Synonym | wager | |
| Broader | predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise | make a prediction about |
| See also | bet on | place a bet on |
| Spanish | apostar | |
| Catalan | apostar | |
| Meaning | stake on the outcome of an issue. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They bet the money | |
| Example | "I bet $100 on that new horse" | |
| Synonyms | wager, play | |
| Narrower | bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt | place a bet on |
| play | make bets | |
| raise | bet more than the previous player | |
| see | match or meet | |
| Broader | gamble | Play games / games for money |
| Similar to | play | make bets |
| Spanish | apostar, hacer una apuesta, jugarse | |
| Catalan | apostar | |
| Nouns | bet | the act of gambling |
| bet | the money risked on a gamble | |
| bettor, better | someone who bets | |
| Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | count, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
| Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
| Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
| Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe | |
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