Bet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·- imp. & ·p.p. of Beat.

II. Bet ·Impf & ·p.p. of Bet.

III. Bet ·adj & ·adv An early form of Better.

IV. Bet ·vt To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to Wager.

V. Bet ·noun That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.