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

1. The money risked on a gamble
   - stake, stakes, wager
    
2. The act of gambling
   "he did it on a bet"
   - wager

Derived forms: bets, betting, bet, betted

See also: bet on, bettor

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

Part of: pool

Encyclopedia: Bet