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s | bet |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun bet is

a diminutive of elizabeth.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    bet

    English

    Etymology 1

    From 16th century criminal slang, likely from abet or (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • 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

    Verb

  • To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
  • * Shakespeare
    • John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
  • * O. W. Holmes
    • I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
  • To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
    • You 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.
    • Derived terms
    * bet one's boots * bet one's bottom dollar * bet the farm

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    • Etymology 3