betting

adjectiveverbnouncommon in dialogue

United States/[ˈbɛɾɪŋ]/
//ˈbɛ.tɪŋ//

Describing one who bets or gambles.

adjective

1
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.

verb

1
Also a form of betpresent participle and gerund of bet

noun

1
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.

Forms

plural: bettings

Bets · A diminutive of Elizabeth.Betsy · A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.better · Greater in amount or quantity

betting · Describing one who bets or gambles.

betty · A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.Betty · A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.between · In the position or interval that separates (two things), or…

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