an act of betting a sum of money:she had a bet on the Derbyfor a bet he once rode 200 miles in nine hours
a sum of money staked:the bookies are taking bets on his possible successor
[with adjective] informal a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success:City looked a good bet for victoryyour best bet is to call the official liquidators
(one's bet) informal one’s opinion about a future event:my bet is that Arsenal won’t win anything
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Universal
1 [no object] risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else’s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game:he bet on baseball games [with clause]:I would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leave [with object]:most people would bet their life savings on the prospect
[with object and clause] risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event: [with two objects]:I bet you £15 you won’t chat her up
2 [with clause] informal used to express certainty:I bet this place is really spooky late at nighthe’ll be surprised to see me, I’ll bet
all bets are off
informal the outcome of a situation is unpredictable:when they get lonely all bets are off
bet the farm
North American informal risk everything that one owns on a bet, investment, or enterprise:this isn’t a great time to bet the farm on the Internet
don't (or I wouldn't) bet on it
informal used to express doubt about something:he may be a suitable companion—but don’t bet on it
want to bet?
informal used to express strong disagreement with a confident assertion:‘You can’t be with me every moment.’ ‘Want to bet?’
you bet
informal you may be sure; certainly:‘Would you like this piece of pie?’ ‘You bet!’
