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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BET, n. A wager; that which is laid, staked or pledges in a contest, to be won, either by the victorious party himself, or by another person, in consequence of his victory. At a race, a man lays a bet on his own horse, or on the horse of another man.
BET, v.t. To lay a bet; to lay a wager; to stake or pledge something upon the event of a context.
BET, the old participle of beat, is obsolete or vulgar.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes, bet, wager]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet, wager] v
1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: bet, wager]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: bet, wager, play]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]

Merriam Webster's

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 stress the uncertainty of an outcome b. the act of giving such a pledge 2. something to wager on 3. a choice made by consideration of probabilities <your best bet is the back road> II. verb (bet; also betted; betting) Date: 1597 transitive verb 1. a. to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant b. to be able to be sure that — usually used in the expression you bet <you bet I'll be there> 2. a. to maintain with or as if with a bet b. to make a bet with c. to make a bet on intransitive verb to lay a bet III. abbreviation between

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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, etc., or the outcome in a game of chance). 2 tr. risk (an amount) on such an outcome or result (bet £10 on a horse). 3 tr. risk a sum of money against (a person). 4 tr. colloq. feel sure (bet they've forgotten it). --n. 1 the act of betting (make a bet). 2 the money etc. staked (put a bet on). 3 colloq. an opinion, esp. a quickly formed or spontaneous one (my bet is that he won't come). 4 colloq. a choice or course of action (she's our best bet). Phrases and idioms: you bet you may be sure. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. a shortened form of ABET

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bet Bet, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See Abet.] That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. ``Having made his bets.'' --Goldsmith.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bet Bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted; p. pr. & vb. n. Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager. John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. --Shak. I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W. Holmes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bet Bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted; p. pr. & vb. n. Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager. John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. --Shak. I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W. Holmes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bet Bet, imp. & p. p. of Beat. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bet Bet, a. & adv. An early form of Better. [Obs.] To go bet, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bets, betting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'bet' is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1. If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races... I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition... He bet them 500 pounds they would lose. VERB: V on n, V amount on n, V n amount that • Bet is also a noun. Do you always have a bet on the Grand National? N-COUNT • betting ...his thousand-pound fine for illegal betting. ...betting shops. 2. A bet is a sum of money which you give to someone when you bet. You can put a bet on almost anything these days. N-COUNT 3. If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen. (JOURNALISM) The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters... People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions. VERB: only cont, V that, V on n 4. see also betting 5. You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true. (INFORMAL) I bet you were good at games when you were at school... I'll bet they'll taste out of this world... PHRASE 6. If you tell someone that something is a good bet, you are suggesting that it is the thing or course of action that they should choose. (INFORMAL) Your best bet is to choose a guest house. PHRASE 7. If you say that it is a good bet or a safe bet that something is true or will happen, you are saying that it is extremely likely to be true or to happen. (INFORMAL) It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell. PHRASE: usu it v-link PHR that 8. If you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right. NASA is hedging its bets and adopting both strategies. = play safe PHRASE: V inflects 9. You use I bet or I'll bet in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) 'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. 'I bet you would,' she grinned. PHRASE: oft PHR that [feelings] 10. You can use my bet is or it's my bet to give your personal opinion about something, when you are fairly sure that you are right. (INFORMAL) My bet is that next year will be different... It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing. PHRASE 11. If you say don't bet on something or I wouldn't bet on something, you mean that you do not think that something is true or will happen. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) 'We'll never get a table in there'—'Don't bet on it.' PHRASE 12. If you reply 'Do you want to bet?' or 'Want a bet?' to someone, you mean you are certain that what they have said is wrong. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) 'Money can't buy happiness'—'Want to bet?' CONVENTION 13. You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) 'It's settled, then?'—'You bet.'... 'Are you afraid of snakes?'—'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.' PHRASE [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Wager, stake. II. v. n. Wager, lay a wager, make a bet. III. v. a. Stake, pledge, wager, lay, wage.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A wager.--BET. To lay a wager.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	BET
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AAL
FAA District	NONE
State	AK
State	ALASKA
County	BETHEL
County State	AK
City Name	BETHEL
Full Name	BETHEL
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900"
Elevation	123
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	MC GRATH
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	SW
Airport Certification Type and Date	I AS 05/1973
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	N
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	209
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	017
Based Helicopters	004
Based Military Aircraft	002
Commercial Services	005195
Air Taxi	065857
General Aviation, Local Operations	007140
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	042438
Military Aircraft Operations	001370
Latitude	60.7797763889
Longitude	-161.8379975000
State FIPS code	02
State Postal Code	AK
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	140035
Version	09

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