betting

verb

present participle of bet
as in wagering
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series

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Recent Examples of betting There is currently a split among federal courts as to whether Kalshi, Polymarket and other companies can be regulated by states’ sports betting laws or whether federal law for commodities preempts states. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026 The German company is also betting further on agentic commerce, with an addition that will be able to look for products on other online shops within the Zalando app. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 Kalshi odds for Democratic Senate control increased to above 90%, showing traders were increasingly betting on a big night for Democrats. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 Google is betting that schools won’t want to give up Google Search and will therefore accept AI tools. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026 FanDuel is giving new users $200 in bonus bets by betting $5 a day for four days, with no promo code required. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 In one, he's accused of using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens. — Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 Smith is betting that in a market where every phone looks the same, the bigger risk is being boring. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Musk is now betting Tesla’s future on becoming a robot maker. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting
  1. wagering
  2. putting
  3. gambling
Verb
  • Polymarket can, for example, see the number of trades being made, the total value of buys and sells, how much traders are wagering relative to their overall activity, and their total profits and losses.
    — Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when wagering $20 and using promo code FOXNEWS350.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagering
Verb
  • During this cycle, only 30 did, putting the subject 52nd among campaign topics.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brancato said parents should consider putting medications in a lock box or at least in a place children can’t get to them.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • But Amodei is gambling with, by his and his company’s own telling, the future of humanity.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers are gambling with their health, with no way of knowing when a dangerous vial may arrive at their door.
    — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of gambling

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“Betting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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