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# betting

«betting» in Mova's school dictionary: **risking money on what will happen, for example who will…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (betting — uncountable); verb (-ing form of bet)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Betting is risking money on what will happen, for example who will win a race, hoping to win more money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#m1)

2) Betting is the -ing form of «bet»: «I'm betting you'll like it» means «I'm sure you'll like it». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it connects to chance and probability: betting usually loses money in the long run because the odds are set so the bookmaker wins. In safety and money lessons pupils learn that betting can become a harmful habit (gambling), and that betting is against the law for children. In everyday speech «I'm betting...» means «I think...».

### examples

- Betting on horses is a kind of gambling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x1)
- Children are not allowed to do betting with money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x2)
- I'm betting it will rain tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x3)
- The betting shop is next to the bakery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x4)
- In the long run, betting usually loses money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x5)
- Some games on phones are like betting, so be careful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/#x6)

### note

«Bet» has the same past form: bet, bet (not «betted»); -ing: betting (double t). Noun: a bet. Maths trap: after losing several times, winning is NOT more likely next time; each go is a separate chance.

### In the corpora

- [Betting companies set the odds so that, overall, they always make money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/13/)
- ["When the fun stops, stop" is a warning betting adverts must include, because gambling can become an addiction.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/15/)
- [Until the film makers announce it, who plays James Bond is only guessing by fans and betting sites.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/19/)
- [People were betting and «winning».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/13/)
- [Betting things on facts can lose you both the thing and the friend; checking together costs nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «betting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.