Plural of bet
regular plural
The plural of bet is bets.
Forms of bet
| Singular | bet /bɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bets /bɛts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Bets in a sentence
- Leveraged E.T.F.s use tools like swaps, futures and other derivatives to amplify bets on an asset.2025 December 5, “Why the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery May Not Be Over Yet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry leveraged
- At this stage, Northern is hedging its bets as to the power source it wants.2023 August 23, Mel Holley, “Network News: Northern begins the search for DMU replacements...”, in RAIL, number 990, page 6. From the entry hedge one's bets
- The quick sale was considered unusual because Buffett is known for making longer term bets.2023 May 16, Michelle Toh, “Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC”, in CNN Business. From the entry Buffett
- Back then, scammers groomed their victims to place bets on fake gambling websites.2022 February 20, Wong Shiying, “The pig-butchering scam: Con artists who come for your heart and wallet”, in The Straits Times. From the entry pig butchering
- Both exchanges offer crypto derivatives, which are bets on future fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices.2021 July 23, Eric Lipton, Ephrat Livni, “‘I Feel Conflicted’: Crypto’s Offshore Trading Moguls Talk Shop”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry leverage
Meaning of bet
- noun 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).
- noun A candidate (for elections and pageants) or competitor (in multinational sports).
- noun Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.
Questions about the plural of bet
- What is the plural of bet?
- The plural of bet is bets.
- Is bet countable?
- Bet is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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