bet-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: a sum of money gambled

Commentary: BET[+quantity][+sum][+money][+gambled]

Examples:
The bookies are taking bets for the next horse race.
He placed a bet on red on the roulette wheel.
This table has a minimum bet of $100.

Mappings:
PropBank: bet.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the act of gambling, making a wager

Commentary: BET[+event][+undertaking_risk][+high][+for_reward]
NOTE: often implies a monetary reward, but can be extended to include other risk/reward situations.

Examples:
He ate ten hot dogs on a bet.
She is too young to make a bet in the casino.
The bet of starting his own Internet game company finally paid off.
The general couldn't make such a bet with the lives of so many troops at stake.

Mappings:
PropBank: bet.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a choice, a course of action

Commentary: BET[+event][+choice][+of_action]

Examples:
Your best bet would be to call a professional exterminator.
It seemed like a better bet to drive to the cape after the rush hour traffic.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1b

Sense Number 4: a personal opinion

Commentary: BET[+state][+mental][+opinion]

Examples:
My bet is that the president will veto the bill.
What's your best bet as to how long this project will take?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 5: Idiom

Commentary: ALL_BETS_ARE_OFF (an unpredictable outcome)

Examples:
At this point all bets are off as to who will win the playoffs.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom

Sense Number 6: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

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