bets Definition

something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue : wager —often used figuratively in such phrases as all bets are off to stress the uncertainty of an outcome

the act of giving such a pledge

something to wager on

to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant

to be able to be sure that —usually used in the expression you bet

to maintain with or as if with a bet

—used to describe a situation in which it is impossible to be sure about what will happen

to do things that will prevent great loss or failure if future events do not happen as one plans or hopes

a European perennial herb (Saponaria officinalis) of the pink family that is widely naturalized in the U.S. and has pink or white flowers and leaves which yield a detergent when bruised —called also soapwort