Meanings
nounprop bet (plural prop bets)
plural prop bets
- Clipped compound of proposition bet.
And prop bets have proved particularly ripe for manipulation. A prop bet is a wager on a specific occurrence during a game, rather than on the final result.
2025 October 24, Keith O’Brien, “Sports Can’t Survive Prop Bets”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2025
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APA
prop bet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prop%20bet
MLA
“prop bet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prop%20bet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prop bet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prop%20bet.
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