Bet
Bet noun - The money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event.
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Synonyms for Bet
Nearby Word: betting
How words are described
| mortal | mortal bet | mortal man |
| best | best bet | best man |
| better | better bet | better man |
| right | right bet | right man |
| Other adjectives: original, single, small, large, big, huge, dangerous, little, bad, black, decent, mysterious, last. | ||
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Similarly in "Right Always Remains Right", when a man loses a bet and pays up, the other man gouges his eyes out as well.
Source: Family-Unfriendly Violence -
In Isaac Asimov's short story "Spell My Name With an S", two angels, on a bet, manage to completely avert nuclear war just by convincing one man to spell his name with an S instead of a Z.
Source: In Mysterious Ways - It's then revealed that the bet was on who the Nazi would try to shoot (himself, the black man, or the half-Chinese woman).
Source: Side Bet
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