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Betting Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to wager with (something or someone). |
–verb (used without object) | 2. | to make a wager: Do you want to bet? |
–noun | 3. | a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager: Where do we place our bets? | |
| 4. | that which is pledged: a two-dollar bet. |
| 5. | something that is bet on, as a competitor in a sporting event or a number in a lottery: That horse looks like a good bet. |
| 6. | an act or instance of betting: It's a bet, then? |
| 7. | a person, plan of action, etc., considered as being a good alternative; choice: Your best bet is to sell your stocks now. |
—Idiom| 8. | you bet! Informal. of course! surely!: You bet I'd like to be there! |
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("JIMMY THE GREEK"; DIMETRIOS GEORGOS SYNODINOS), U.S. gambling oddsmaker and television personality whose success as a betting analyst won him an $800,000-a-year stint on the CBS sports show "NFL ...
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The same historical progression was followed for wagers, with the bets in early (two-horse) races being simply to win, and modern bets being placed on the first three horses (win, place, and show). ...
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