make a bet

  • 1make a bet — index parlay (bet) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2bet — bet1 [bet] n. [prob. aphetic < ABET] 1. an agreement between two persons that the one proved wrong about the outcome of something will do or pay what is stipulated; wager 2. a) the proposition or terms of such an agreement b) the thing or sum… …

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  • 3bet — I n. 1) to make a bet 2) to place a bet on 3) to accept, take a bet 4) a side bet 5) a bet that + clause (she made a bet that her team would win) 6) on a bet (he did it on a bet) 7) (misc.) to hedge one s bets ( to protect oneself by placing… …

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  • 4bet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wager, stake, gamble, play, lay odds. See chance, improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gamble, wager, venture, pot, ante, hazard, tossup, stake, speculation, betting, play, raffle, odds, uncertainty,… …

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  • 5bet — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1592 1. a. something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue ; wager often used figuratively in such phrases as all bets are off to… …

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  • 6bet — ▪ I. bet bet 1 [bet] verb bet PTandPP or betted betting PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] …

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  • 7bet — v. & n. v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 intr. (foll. by on or against with ref. to the outcome) risk a sum of money etc. against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event (esp. the result of a race, game,… …

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  • 8bet — Synonyms and related words: ante, ante up, back, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, fade, gamble, game, handbook, hazard, lay, lay a wager, lay down, make a bet, make book, meet a bet, parlay, pass, play, play against, plunge, pot, predict,… …

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  • 9bet on — Synonyms and related words: aller sans dire, ante, ante up, back, bank on, be axiomatic, be certain, be confident, bet, calculate on, call, count on, cover, depend on, doubt not, fade, feel sure, gamble, gamble on, go without saying, have no… …

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  • 10bet up — verb To make ones bet …

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