betting

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UK /ˈbɛ.tɪŋ/ US [ˈbɛɾɪŋ]

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

illegal, super-rich, thuggish

The super-rich betting syndicate made millions from fixing matches across Europe.

VERB + BETTING

enjoyed, get, operating, saving, think, went

I think betting on sports is more exciting than buying lottery tickets.

BETTING + NOUN

business, human, i'd, las, man, regime, sites, stupidity

I'd never bet against him because he has a good betting track record with sports.

PREP.

in, into, on, on

I'm not betting on that horse because it has a poor track record.

ADV.

really

I'm really betting on that horse to win the race this afternoon.

Definitions

adj

Describing one who bets or gambles.

If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.

noun

The act of placing a bet.

Once the field was prepared, and preliminaries of the game all settled, the bettings all made and goods all “staked,” night came on without the appearance of any players on the ground.

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Synonyms

adjective — preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially game

dissipated
card-playing
sporting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.

Wiktionary

Once the field was prepared, and preliminaries of the game all settled, the bettings all made and goods all “staked,” night came on without the appearance of any players on the ground.

Wiktionary

I really enjoyed betting in Las Vegas.

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He cleaned out his saving on betting.

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Obama said that Romney is forgetting what his own positions are — "and he's betting that you will too".

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I'm betting that was Tom's plan.

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