underbet

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noun

a bet which is smaller than standard for a given situation

“James underbet by betting only $10 into a $1,000 pot”

OriginEnglish bet ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

noununderbet (plural underbets)

plural underbets

  1. card gamesa bet which is smaller than standard for a given situation

    Since the pot contained $1,000, James' $10 bet was an underbet.

verbunderbet (third-person singular simple present underbets, present participle underbetting, simple past and past participle underbet)

present singular third person underbets · participle present underbetting

  1. card gamesto bet a smaller amount than is standard for a given situation

    James underbet by betting only $10 into a $1,000 pot

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishbet
  13. Englishunderbet

From under- + bet.

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Cite this entry
APA

underbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbet

MLA

“underbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underbet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbet.

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