- (v.t.) That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
- (v.t.) To hazard on the issue of a contest or on some question that is to be decided or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
- (v.t.) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
- (v.i.) To make a bet; to lay a wager.
- (v.t.) Something deposited, laid or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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