Meaning & use
betted
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Past tense and past participle of 'bet,' used chiefly in British English, meaning wagered money or something of value on an uncertain outcome.
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He betted fifty pounds on the underdog and won handsomely.
She betted that it would rain before noon, and she was right.
A note on using this word
American English almost always keeps 'bet' unchanged as the past tense ('he bet fifty dollars'), while 'betted' survives mainly in British usage.
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