plural of side bet

plural of prop bet

(bookmaking) To place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses. / (idiomatic) To reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping one's options open.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hedge one's bets

simple past tense and past participle of hedge one's bets

present participle of hedge one's bets

(idiomatic) Indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain. Any prior agreements are no longer valid.

A website that acts as a broker between parties that want to place bets with each other, working on similar principles to a stock market.

A bet involving no money, only honour

(US) A wager between two people (especially children) that involves no money, but in which the winner is allowed to slap the loser as hard as they can.