betting

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛtɪŋ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of gambling money on the outcome of a race, game, or other unpredictable event: football pools and other forms of betting
  • the odds offered by bookmakers on the outcome of races, games, etc.: Atlantic Way headed the betting at 2-1

Phrases

the betting is

informal it is likely: the betting is that the company will slash the dividend

in (or out of) the betting

likely (or unlikely) to be among the winners of a horse race and given appropriate odds: a formidable Irish challenge, with the first seven horses in the betting all being trained across the water

what's the betting?

British informal used to express a belief that something is likely: what’s the betting he’s up to no good?