BET

I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1592 1. something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically ~ween two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue ; wager , the act of giving such a pledge, something to wager on, a choice made by consideration of probabilities , II. verb (~; also ~ted; ~ting) Date: 1597 transitive verb 1. to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant, to be able to be sure that, 2. to maintain with or as if with a ~, to make a ~ with, to make a ~ on, intransitive verb to lay a ~, III. abbreviation ~ween