Bet

  • 21Bet — Bet, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.] 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Bet — Bet, imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23bet on — index parlay (bet) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 24bet — 1590s, as both a verb and noun, in the argot of petty criminals, of unknown origin; probably aphetic of ABET (Cf. abet) or else from obsolete beet to make good, from O.E. bætan make better, arouse, stimulate, from P.Gmc. *baitjanan, in which case …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 25BET — (Black Entertainment Television) bet American cable television channel which broadcasts shows of interest to African Americans …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26bet — [n] game of chance; money gambled action, ante, betting, chance, down on, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, odds on, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, random shot, risk, shot, shot in the dark*, speculation, stake, sweepstakes,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 27BET(H)-EL — (Heb. בֵּית אֵל), Canaanite and Israelite town, 10½ mi. (17 km.) N. of Jerusalem, located at the intersection of the north south mountain road along the watershed and the east west road leading to the plains of Jericho and to the Coastal Plain… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 28Bet El — is a synagogue located in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is affiliated to the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism …

    Wikipedia

  • 29Bet — (Staatsw.), so v.w. Bete …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 30Bêt el Mâ — Bêt el Mâ, s. Daphne (bei Antiochia) …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon