- present participle of bet.
betting
Example Sentences
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Steak ’n Shake is betting that beef tallow and grass-fed beef will draw diners and lift sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
I don’t want to check, but I’m sure everyone’s favorite betting apps will offer odds on this event, though even Polymarket and Kalshi may know better than to piss off the president.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier this month, Burnham promised to revitalise Britain's "hollowed out" high streets by helping councils block new vaping and betting shops.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
They passed a group of goblins who were cackling over a sack of gold that they had undoubtedly won betting on the match, and who seemed quite unperturbed by the trouble at the campsite.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
