bets
/bɛts/
bets is the plural of bet.
bets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bet.
Meaning of bet
Noun
bet (plural bets)
- A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
- Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
- A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
- Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
- It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
Proper noun capitalized: Bets
Bets
- A diminutive of Elizabeth.
Phrases with bets
- bets up
- bets out
- alef bets
- best bets
- donk bets
- fair bets
- prop bets
- safe bets
- side bets
- slap bets
- aleph bets
- bets round
27 more phrasesFewer phrases
- catch bets
- value bets
- forced bets
- spread bets
- string bets
- sucker bets
- blocker bets
- get-out bets
- bets the farm
- blocking bets
- bouncing Bets
- bets one's ass
- bets the house
- bets the ranch
- bets one's arse
- bets one's life
- all bets are off
- bets one's boots
- gentlemen's bets
- hedge one's bets
- proposition bets
- sportsman's bets
- continuation bets
- hedged one's bets
- hedges one's bets
- hedging one's bets
- bets one's bottom dollar
Words that rhyme with bets
Questions about bets
- What does bets mean?
- Bets means a diminutive of Elizabeth.
- What is bets the plural of?
- Bets is the plural of bet.
- What part of speech is bets?
- Bets is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bets?
- Bets is pronounced /bɛts/.
Words near bets in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bets (page history and authors); Bets (page history and authors); bet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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