1. Maintain with or as if with a bet
   "I bet she will be there!";
   - wager
    
2. Stake money or something else of value on the outcome of an unpredictable event or disputed issue
   "I bet $100 on that new horse";
   - wager, play
    
3. Have faith or confidence in
   "You can bet on that!";
   - count, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon

1. An act of gambling
   "he did it on a bet";
   - wager, punt [Brit, informal], flutter [Brit, informal]
    
2. The money risked on a gamble
   "He put high bets on the championship game";
   - stake, stakes, wager

Derived forms: betted, betting, bet, bets

See also: back

Type of: anticipate, betting, call, forebode, foretell, gamble, gambling, gaming, play, predict, prognosticate, promise, trust

Part of: pool

Encyclopedia: Bet, de Koningin van de Jordaan