Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bet the house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: bet the -house
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of bet the farm.

Example Sentences

"Such thinking runs counter to the conventional wisdom in the hedge-fund industry, which is that the only way to score big is to bet the house."

Inflected Forms

bets the house (present, singular) betting the house (participle, present)

Synonyms

bet the farm

Questions

What does bet the house mean?: Synonym of bet the farm.

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