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Words related to bet

Related / Similar Words: wager, stake, stakes, count, depend, look, calculate, reckon, play

Definition:

the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet";

the money risked on a gamble;

have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis";

maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!";

stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse";

See Also: bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt

Hyponyms: daily double, exacta, perfecta, parimutuel, place bet, superfecta, pot, jackpot, kitty, ante, pool, bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt, play, raise, see

Grouped Verbs: play

Part Meronyms: pool

Derivational Morphology: wager, play, bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt, venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize, dependence, dependance, dependency, gambling, gaming, stakes, bettor, better, wagerer, punter

Language Translations:
Breton: klaoustreañ		Dutch: gokken and weddenschap
Finnish: lyödä vetoa and veto		French: parier
German: Wette and wetten		Greek: στοίχημα and στοιχηματίζω
Hebrew: התערבות and להתערב		Indonesian: taruh
Italian: scommessa		Japanese: 賭ける
Latvian: derēt and likme		Polish: postawić and zakład
Serbian: opklada		Slovak: staviť
Slovene: stava and staviti		Swedish: slå vad and vad

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