likelihood; probability (esp in the phrases the betting is and what's the betting that)
The betting is that the experience will make Japan more competitive still.
And what's the betting he's in Manchester to collect yet another handout?
Examples of 'betting' in a sentence
betting
You rarely find athletes in any sport betting against themselves, or against their team.
Tapply, William G FOLLOW THE SHARKS
Not for him the artificial thrill of betting on the turn of a card, the stride of a horse.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME
Some of my `butties" at the works have been betting with him for years.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE
In other languages
betting
British English: betting /bɛtɪŋ/ NOUN
Betting is the action of making a bet on something.
...on-line betting.
American English: betting
Arabic: مُراهَنَة
Brazilian Portuguese: aposta
Chinese: 打赌
Croatian: klađenje
Czech: sázení sázka
Danish: spillevirksomhed
Dutch: wedden
European Spanish: apuesta acción
Finnish: vedonlyönti
French: pari
German: Wetten
Greek: στοίχημα
Italian: scommesse
Japanese: 賭け事
Korean: 내기
Norwegian: veddemål
Polish: zakłady
European Portuguese: aposta
Romanian: pariuri
Russian: делать ставку
Latin American Spanish: apuesta
Swedish: vadslagning
Thai: การพนัน
Turkish: bahse girme
Ukrainian: парі
Vietnamese: sự cá cược
All related terms of 'betting'
bet
If you bet on the result of a horse race , football game , or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
betted
an agreement between two parties that a sum of money or other stake will be paid by the loser to the party who correctly predicts the outcome of an event
betting man
a person who is in the habit of placing bets
betting tax
a tax on gambling
betting news
the news of the latest odds on winners of matches, races and competitions
betting shop
A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
betting slip
a piece of paper used to place a bet
betting office
a licensed bookmaker's premises not on a racecourse where bets can be placed on horses, teams, and other competitors
spread betting
Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
betting patterns
A pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done.
the betting is
If you say the betting is that something will happen or is true , you are suggesting that it is very likely to happen or to be true.
Chinese translation of 'betting'
betting
(ˈbɛtɪŋ)
n(u)
(= gambling) 赌(賭)博 (dǔbó)
(= odds) 差距 (chājù)
bet
(bɛt)
Word forms:ptppbetbetted
n(c)
(= wager) 赌(賭)注 (dǔzhù) (个(個), gè)
vt
(= wager)
to bet sb 100 pounds that ... 就 ... 和某人赌(賭)100英镑(鎊) (jiù ... hé mǒurén dǔ yībǎi yīngbàng)
(= expect, guess)
to bet (that)断(斷)定 (duàndìng)
vi
(= wager)
to bet on[horse, result]下赌(賭)注于(於) (xià dǔzhù yú)
it's a good or safe bet that ... 非常有可能 ... (fēicháng yǒu kěnéng ... )
I wouldn't bet on it (inf) 我不敢打包票 (wǒ bù gǎn dǎ bāopiào)
you bet or you bet your life (inf) 那还(還)用说(說) (nà hái yòng shuō)