Bet vs. Bid — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Bet and Bid
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Bet
Risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game
He bet on baseball games
I would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leave
Most people would bet their life savings on the prospect
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Bid
To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
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Bet
Used to express certainty
I bet this place is really spooky late at night
He'll be surprised to see me, I'll bet
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Bid
To auction (a contract)
The city will bid the project next summer.
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Bet
An act of betting a sum of money
She had a bet on the Derby
For a bet he once rode 200 miles in nine hours
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Bid
To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club
"glancing around to be sure that he had been bid by a society that he wanted" (Louis Auchincloss).
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Bet
An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager
Made a bet that it would stop raining before 2:00.
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Bid
(Games) To state one's intention to take (tricks of a certain number or suit in cards)
Bid four hearts.
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Bet
An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake
A bet of $50.
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Bid
To utter (a greeting or salutation)
I bid you farewell.
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Bet
One on which a stake is or can be placed
Our team is a sure bet to win.
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Bid
To issue a command to; direct
"Lee ... bid the captain sit beside him and report" (Stephen W. Sears).
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Bet
A plan or an option considered with regard to its probable consequence
Your best bet is to make reservations ahead of time.
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Bid
To invite to attend; summon
The host bid the guests come to dinner.
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Bet
(Informal) A view or opinion, especially about something that cannot be known at the present time
My bet is that the rain will hold off. My bet is he didn't do it.
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Bid
To make an offer to pay or accept a specified price
Decided not to bid on the roll-top desk.
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Bet
To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet.
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Bid
To seek to win or attain something; strive.
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Bet
To make a bet with
I bet them that we would be first.
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Bid
An offer to pay a certain amount of money for something
Made a bid on the antique desk.
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Bet
To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome).
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Bid
The amount offered or proposed
The highest bid at the auction was $5,000.
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Bet
To maintain confidently, as if making a bet
I bet they were surprised by the news.
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Bid
An invitation, especially one offering membership in a group or club.
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Bet
To make or place a bet.
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Bid
An earnest effort to win or attain something
A team in a bid to win the championship.
A candidate who made a bid for the presidency.
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Bet
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
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Bid
The act of bidding in cards.
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Bet
A candidate (for elections and pageants).
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Bid
The number of tricks or points declared.
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Bet
A degree of certainty.
It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
There's a decent bet that we'll be able to reach the top of that hill in an hour.
It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.
There's a good bet that Sally will arrive later.
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Bid
The trump or no-trump declared.
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Bet
Alternative form of beth
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Bid
The turn of a player to bid.
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Bet
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
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Bid
(transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
He bade me come in.
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Bet
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Fancy going for a drink after work?
You bet I do!
You bet I do!
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Bid
(transitive) To invite; to summon.
She was bidden to the wedding.
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Bet
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
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Bid
(transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
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Bet
(knitting) between
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Bid
(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
Have you ever bid in an auction?
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Bet
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.
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Bid
(transitive) To offer as a price.
She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
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Bet
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
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Bid
(intransitive) To make an attempt.
He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
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Bet
An early form of Better.
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Bid
To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
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Bet
The money risked on a gamble
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Bid
(obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
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Bet
The act of gambling;
He did it on a bet
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Bid
To take a particular route regularly.
I can't believe he bid the Syracuse turn; that can be brutal in the winter!
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Bet
Maintain with or as if with a bet;
I bet she will be there!
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Bid
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
His bid was $35,000.
A bid for a lucrative transport contract
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Bet
Stake on the outcome of an issue;
I bet $100 on that new horse
She played all her money on the dark horse
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Bid
(ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
Nice bid!
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Bet
Have faith or confidence in;
You can count on me to help you any time
Look to your friends for support
You can bet on that!
Depend on your family in times of crisis
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Bid
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.
She put in her bid for the presidency.
He put in his bid for office.
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Bid
(trucking) A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
I can't stand this new bid I'm on, even if the mileage is better.
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Bid
(prison slang) A prison sentence.
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Bid
To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).
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Bid
To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.
Neither bid him God speed.
He bids defiance to the gaping crowd.
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Bid
To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.
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Bid
To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.
That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow.
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee.
I was bid to pick up shells.
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Bid
To invite; to call in; to request to come.
As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
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Bid
To pray.
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Bid
To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.
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Bid
An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.
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Bid
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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Bid
An attempt to get something;
They made a futile play for power
He made a bid to gain attention
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Bid
A formal proposal to buy at a specified price
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Bid
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
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Bid
Propose a payment;
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
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Bid
Invoke upon;
Wish you a nice evening
Bid farewell
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Bid
Ask for or request earnestly;
The prophet bid all people to become good persons
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Bid
Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
He called his trump
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Bid
Make a serious effort to attain something;
His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
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Bid
Ask someone in a friendly way to do something
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