Bet

bet, n. a wager: something staked to be lost or won on the result of a doubtful i ue, as a horse-race, or the like.— v.t. and v.i. to lay or stake, as a bet:— pr.p. bet′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. bet or bet′ted. — ns. Bet′ter , one who bets—also Bet′tor ; Bet′ting , act of betting or proposing a wager.— An even bet , an equal chance.— You bet , in American slang, certainly. [Prob. shortened from the noun Abet .]