overbet

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noun

A bet which is more than standard for a particular situation.

“Julie overbet by betting $100 into a $10 pot.”

OriginEnglish bet ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverbet (plural overbets)

plural overbets

  1. card gamesA bet which is more than standard for a particular situation.

    Since the pot was only $10, Julie's $100 bet was certainly an overbet.

verboverbet (third-person singular simple present overbets, present participle overbetting, simple past and past participle overbet or overbetted)

present singular third person overbets · participle present overbetting · participle past overbetted · past overbetted

  1. card gamesTo bet an amount which is more than standard for a particular situation.

    Julie overbet by betting $100 into a $10 pot.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishbet
  8. Englishoverbet

From over- + bet.

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Cite this entry
APA

overbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbet

MLA

“overbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbet.

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