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Definition of betting noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

betting

noun
 
/ˈbetɪŋ/
 
/ˈbetɪŋ/
 [uncountable]Idioms
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  1. the act of risking money, etc. on the unknown result of an event
    • illegal betting
    see also spread bettingTopics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBetting is used before these nouns:
    • man
    • shop
    • slip
    • …
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Idioms
what’s the betting…? | the betting is that…
  1. (informal) it seems likely that…
    • What's the betting that he gets his own way?
    • The betting is that he'll get his own way.
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