bet
see also GAME, HORSE, CARDS
- to pay some money in the hope of winning sth: bet* (on sth), have/place/put* a bet on sth, gamble (on/at sth); nouns (U): betting, gambling
I never bet. ◎ George placed a small bet on the result of the general election. ◎ He lost all his money gambling at poker (= a card game).
Betting is prohibited in this country. ◎ She's addicted to gambling.
- an act of betting: bet; to offer sb a bet: bet* sb sth
to win/lose a bet ◎ I'll bet you ※£10 it rains tomorrow.
- a person who gambles: gambler
She's become an incurable gambler.
- to say that a particular horse, etc will win: back sth, put*/lay* money on sth
Which horse did you back? ◎ I always seem to back the loser.
- the money that you bet on sth: bet
a ※£100 bet
- the probability that a particular horse, etc will win: odds (noun plural)
She came in first at odds of ten to one (= if you bet ※£1 on her, you win ※£10) .
- a place where people go to place bets on horse races, etc: betting shop
- a person whose job is to take people's bets: bookmaker, (informal) bookie
- a game in which a small ball is dropped onto a moving wheel and people bet on which number it will land on: roulette (noun U)
- a place where people go to play card games, etc and gamble: casino (plural casinos)
- a type of betting in which people bet money on the results of football matches: football pools (noun plural), (informal) the pools (noun plural)
They won ※£2 million on the pools.
- a way of raising money by selling tickets with numbers on them and giving prizes to people who have bought a winning ticket: lottery; the biggest prize in a lottery: jackpot
a lottery ticket ◎ to win the jackpot
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