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Vinony

bet

verb

  1. to make a wager
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noun

  1. a wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake will be paid by the loser to the winner
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt/

intj

Etymology: From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.

  1. Expression of general agreement or acceptance.

    “Let me bust a freestyle then (Alright, bet)”

    “He asked if KRS could come by and meet up with a few of us there on Monday night, as he wanted to show him the church and have me build with him. Aight, bet.”

  2. Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.

    “What you may not have stopped to consider is that Big Clit Energy (here referred to as B.C.E.) has been around since... BCE! Eve? She looked sin in the eye and said, “Bet.””

    ““(Drummer Brenden Accettura) texted me that and was like, ‘Should we name our band The Hot Mess Express?’ and I said, ‘Bet.’ So now that’s our name,” Abbie said, getting words out between laughs.”

  3. Exclamation of joy at good fortune.

    “I started making jokes about him feeling like tough sh*t after that presentation haha. Everyone at school geeked his head up [inflated his ego]. He probably got two fruit cups from the lunch lady that day and said, “Bet! I’m gonna keep doing this!””

name

Etymology: Named after its inventors Brunauer, Emmett and Teller.

  1. Initialism of Black Entertainment Television.

noun

Etymology: Named after its inventors Brunauer, Emmett and Teller.

  1. An adsorption technique used to measure the specific surface area of a solid, typically using nitrogen gas at a temperature of 77 K.

prep

Etymology: Abbreviation.

  1. between

    “insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted”

verb

Etymology: From 16th-century criminal slang, perhaps from Middle English bet (“something better, advantage, luck”), from Old English bet, bett (“better”, adverb); or, alternatively from abet, from Middle English abet, abette, from Old French abet (“incitement to evil”), from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan (“to bait, entice”), related to Old English bǣtan (“to bait”). More at abet.

  1. To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

    “I('ll) bet I can run faster than you.”

    “I bet you dinner at the Ritz that you can't run faster than me.”

  2. To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

    “Fancy going for a drink after work? / You bet I do!”

  3. To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.