A bet is a

gambling Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of Value (economics), value ("the stakes") on a Event (probability theory), random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy (ga ...

wager. Bet or BET may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Bet Lynch Bet Lynch (also Gilroy) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Julie Goodyear, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on Monday 25 May 1966. Appearing over 25 years, ...

, a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Elizabeth "Bet" Yeager, protagonist of ''

Rimrunners ''Rimrunners'' is a science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh, set in her Alliance-Union universe, in which humanity has split into three major power blocs: Union, the Merchanter's Alliance and Earth. Chronologically, the book fo ...

'', a science fiction novel * the title character of ''

Bet, Queen of Jordan ''Bet, Queen of Jordan'' ( nl, Bet de koningin van de Jordaan) is a 1924 Dutch silent film directed by Adrienne Solser. Cast * Adrienne Solser Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the c ...

'', a 1924 Dutch film * "Bet" (song), a 2019 song by Octavian *"Bet", a song from '' Aquarius'', a 2014 Tinashe album

Business and economics

* BET, Black Entertainment Television, an American television channel *

Budapest Stock Exchange Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) ( hu, Budapesti Értéktőzsde (BÉT)) is the 2nd largest stock exchange in Central and Eastern Europe by market capitalization and liquidity. It is located at 55 Krisztina Boulevard, Budapest, Hungary, in the Buda ...

(''in Hungarian'' Budapesti Értéktőzsde (BÉT)) * BET plc, formerly

British Electric Traction British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rento ...

Biotechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon Biotechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon (Βιοτεχνία Ελληνικών Τρίκυκλων, "Greek Three-Wheeler Manufacturer"), or BET, was a small vehicle manufacturer founded in Athens by Petros Konstantinou. It was one of several manufacture ...

, a Greek vehicle manufacturer that ceased production in 1975 *

Basic Economics Test The Basic Economics Test or BET is a standardized test of economics nationally norm-referenced in the United States for use in the upper-grade levels of elementary schools. It is one of four grade-level specific standardized economics tests (i.e ...

Places

* Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (prefecture), a former prefecture of Chad ** Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (region), a former region of Chad

People

Bet van Beeren Bet van Beeren (12 February 1902—16 July 1967) was a flamboyant, legendary bar owner in Amsterdam. While hers wasn't the first bar that allowed LGBT persons to openly associate, the fact that she was openly lesbian, and accepting of a very dive ...

(1902—1967), legendary bar owner in Amsterdam * Bet Low (1924–2007), Scottish painter *

Aldo Bet Aldo Bet (; born 26 March 1949) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. An old-fashioned stopper, he was a sturdy and physically imposing defender, who was known for his tenacious man marking of opposing players. ...

(born 1949), Italian former footballer *

Yelena Bet Yelena Bet (sometimes listed as Alana Bets, born May 2, 1976) is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000 ...

(born 1976), Belarusian sprint canoer

Science

* BET theory, an adsorption model for gases named after physicists Brunauer, Emmett and Teller *

Blade element theory Blade element theory (BET) is a mathematical process originally designed by William Froude (1878), David W. Taylor (1893) and Stefan Drzewiecki to determine the behavior of propellers. It involves breaking a blade down into several small parts the ...

to determine the behaviour of propellers * Bromo- and Extra-Terminal domain (BET) family of Bromodomain-containing proteins

Other uses

Bet (letter) Bet, Beth, Beh, or Vet is the second letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Bēt , Hebrew Bēt , Aramaic Bēth , Syriac Bēṯ , and Arabic . Its sound value is the voiced bilabial stop ⟨b⟩ or the voiced labiodental fri ...

, the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic *

BET Awards The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...