what's the betting

English

Phrase

what's the betting (that) …?

1. (UK, informal) How much do you want to bet that …?

Usage notes

• Followed by a subordinate clause.
• Also found in non-interrogative sentences: the betting is....

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: mistä lyödään vetoa, että...?
• French: on parie combien que … ?

See also

• what are the odds

Further reading

• “what's the betting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “what s the betting”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the betting is what s the betting” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.