bet vs side bet

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). 

intj
  • Expression of general agreement or acceptance. 

  • Exclamation of joy at good fortune. 

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

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. 

prep
  • between 

side bet

noun
  • A bet on some aspect of a game or competition that is not the main bet of the game or the prize of the competition; proposition bet. 

  • An investment of time, money, or resources that reinforces one's commitment to a course of action. 

  • An investment or risk undertaken by a company that is not part of its core business. 

How often have the words bet and side bet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )