bet vs option

bet

noun
  • A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). 

  • A degree of certainty. 

  • A candidate (for elections and pageants). 

verb
  • To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. 

  • To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. 

  • To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round. 

intj
  • Expression of general agreement or acceptance. 

  • Exclamation of joy at good fortune. 

  • Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal. 

prep
  • between 

option

noun
  • A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. 

  • One of a set of choices that can be made. 

  • The freedom or right to choose. 

  • The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another. 

verb
  • To purchase an option on something. 

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