Bet synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Idiomatic) To risk; to try something risky.
The definition of a wager is a bet.
bet against
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
An act or undertaking involving risk of a loss
The act of placing a bet.
(Football, etc.) To kick (a ball) in this way
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A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function.
(Games) The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.
Chance, or a chance occurrence
A piece of wood driven in the ground used in the game of croquet. The stake, often referred to as the peg, is placed in the middle of the court and is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
Engagement in risky business transactions on the chance of quick or considerable profit.
(Countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
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The definition of a raffle is a contest where each ticket or entry gives someone a chance to win.
An amount or degree by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another:
(Countable) Something uncertain or ambiguous.
tossup
Alternative spelling of toss-up.
(Countable) The probability of something happening.
random shot
A venture depending on chance
Any undertaking that involves chance selections, as by the drawing of lots
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The entity or power believed by some to bring good or bad luck to people; luck; chance; fate
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
sweepstake(s)
A venture depending on chance
The chance of injury, damage, or loss; dangerous chance; hazard
(Informal) A risky, sometimes reckless, gamble or speculation
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Any attempt that must depend mainly upon luck to succeed
roll of the dice
A venture depending on chance
A place for plunging, or swimming
crapshoot
A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
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To or toward an earlier time
To have or place confidence in; depend on:
play against
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
tempt fortune
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
play for
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
put money on
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
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lay money down
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
To dice is to play or gamble with a six-sided cube that has something (usually a number from 1-6) written on each side. To dice is also to cut food up into small cubes.
flip a coin
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
(Informal) To take advantage of or manipulate to one's own advantage
make a bet
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
try-one-s-luck
(Idiomatic, often with at) To make a risky attempt.
take-a-flier
Alternative form of take a flyer.
declare oneself in
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
buy in on
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
plank down
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
pony-up
(Idiomatic) To pay (usually a bill, debt or due).
lay-odds
To feel certain about something.
lay even money
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
make-book
(Idiomatic) To be very confident.
An attendant at a gaming table who collects and pays bets.
(UK, chiefly Devon and Cornish) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
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A sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest.
A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
(UK, slang) one who gambles. See speculator.
A machine for computing and showing totals, especially a pari-mutuel machine showing the total number and amounts of bets at a racetrack.
Lay is defined as to put or set something down or to produce and deposit something.
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To bet (an original wager plus its winnings) on another race, contest, etc.
stake.--n. wager
Holinshed
To estimate as being
To carry one's activity to specified lengths
put one's money on something
To have a dependence:
To appear to be; seem
(Dial.) To have in mind (to go, do, etc.); intend
(Informal) To think; suppose
bookmaker (related)
bets (related)
bookie (related)
each-way (related)
PaddyPower (related)
betfair (related)
blind bargain
A venture depending on chance
A tote bag.
jackpot (related)
Find another word for bet. In this page you can discover 92 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for bet, like: take-a-chance, wager, bet against, lay down, gamble, betting, punt, venture, pot, ante and hazard.