Bet vs. Bid

Betnoun

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.’;

Bidverb

(transitive) To issue a command; to tell.

‘He bade me come in.’;

Betnoun

A degree of certainty.

‘It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.’; ‘It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.’;

Bidverb

(transitive) To invite; to summon.

‘She was bidden to the wedding.’;

Betnoun

alternative form of beth

Bidverb

(transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

Bidverb

(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.

‘Have you ever bid in an auction?’;

Betverb

To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

‘You bet!’;

Bidverb

(transitive) To offer as a price.

‘She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.’;

Betverb

(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.

Bidverb

(intransitive) To make an attempt.

‘He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.’;

Betpreposition

(knitting) between

Bidverb

To announce (one's goal), before starting play.

Betnoun

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.

Bidverb

(obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.

Betverb

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.’;

Bidnoun

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’;

Bet

imp. & p. p. of Beat.

Bidnoun

(ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.

‘Nice bid!’;

Betadjective

An early form of Better.

Bidnoun

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.’;

Betnoun

the money risked on a gamble

Bidverb

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).

Betnoun

the act of gambling;

‘he did it on a bet’;

Bidverb

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.’;

Betverb

maintain with or as if with a bet;

‘I bet she will be there!’;

Bidverb

To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.

Betverb

stake on the outcome of an issue;

‘I bet $100 on that new horse’; ‘She played all her money on the dark horse’;

Bidverb

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.’;

Betverb

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’;

Bidverb

To invite; to call in; to request to come.

‘As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.’;

Betverb

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’;

Bidverb

To pray.

Betverb

risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event

‘I bet you £15 you won't chat her up’;

Bidverb

To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.

Betverb

used to express certainty

‘I bet this place is really spooky late at night’; ‘he'll be surprised to see me, I'll bet’;

Bid

imp. & p. p. of Bid.

Betnoun

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’;

Bidnoun

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.

Betnoun

a sum of money staked

‘the bookies are taking bets on his possible successor’;

Bidnoun

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Betnoun

a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success

‘your best bet is to call the official liquidators’; ‘City looked a good bet for victory’;

Bidnoun

an attempt to get something;

‘they made a futile play for power’; ‘he made a bid to gain attention’;

Betnoun

one's opinion about a future event

‘my bet is that Arsenal won't win anything’;

Bidnoun

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Bidnoun

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Bidverb

propose a payment;

‘The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting’;

Bidverb

invoke upon;

‘wish you a nice evening’; ‘bid farewell’;

Bidverb

ask for or request earnestly;

‘The prophet bid all people to become good persons’;

Bidverb

make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;

‘He called his trump’;

Bidverb

make a serious effort to attain something;

‘His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population’;

Bidverb

ask someone in a friendly way to do something