Bet vs. Ret

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).

Betnoun

A degree of certainty.

Betnoun

alternative form of beth

Betverb

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

Betverb

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

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.

Betpreposition

(knitting) between

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.

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.

Bet

imp. & p. p. of Beat.

Betadjective

An early form of Better.

Betnoun

the money risked on a gamble

Betnoun

the act of gambling;

Betverb

maintain with or as if with a bet;

Betverb

stake on the outcome of an issue;

Betverb

have faith or confidence in;

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

Betverb

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

Betverb

used to express certainty

Betnoun

an act of betting a sum of money

Betnoun

a sum of money staked

Betnoun

a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success

Betnoun

one's opinion about a future event

Retverb

(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

Retadjective

retired

Retverb

See Aret.

Retverb

To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment.

Retverb

of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue