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And as far as elitists go, my bet is they aren't voting for him either.

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  1. noun An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager.
  2. noun An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake.
  3. noun One on which a stake is or can be placed: Our team is a sure bet to win.
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  • When the payoff reaches $40 million, the bet is almost worthwhile. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 05 - May 2002
  • We will know in a matter of weeks not years whether this bet is the loser it looks like at this point. —  PrairiePundit
  • I still belive we will win something this year, my bet is the CL. —  WordPress.com News
  • Baljit Kaur of Kangna bet was the 100th donor on January 6 while first donor too was a woman from Bheen. —  PunjabNewsline News
  • We couldn't believe it, but a bet is a bet, especially in a large kitchen filled with rooting coworkers egging you on.
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gamble ·  wager ·  try ·  investment ·  guess ·  bonus ·  move ·  win ·  contribution ·  check ·  play ·  fee

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bet:   bets ·  betting
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. from Middle English bet, from Anglo-Saxon bet = OFries. bet = Old Saxon bat, bet = Old Dutch bat, bet = Old High German Middle High German baz, German bass = Icelandic betr = Gothic (Moesogothic) *batis (in adjective batiza), better, orig. adjective in the neuter accusative with reg. comparative suffix (lost in Anglo-Saxon, etc.; hence the later form betere, betre, English better, adv., properly neuter of the inflected adjective betera: see better), from bat, a positive not used, from the root which appears also in Icelandic batna, English batten, become or make better, improve, Anglo-Saxon bōt, English boot, advantage, improvement, Anglo-Saxon bētan, English beet, improve, etc.: see batten, battle, boot, beet, etc.
  2. First in early modern English; prob. short for abet (cf. bate, short for abate); if so, prob. first as a noun, instigation, encouragement, support, backing, whence the verb, to give support, etc.
  3. See the verb.
 

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