bet one's bottom dollar

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Definitions of bet one's bottom dollar words

noun bet one's bottom dollar to bet one's last dollar; bet everything one has 3
noun bet one's bottom dollar the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal. 1
noun bet one's bottom dollar the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 1
noun bet one's bottom dollar the ground under any body of water: the bottom of the sea. 1
noun bet one's bottom dollar Usually, bottoms. Also called bottom land. Physical Geography. low alluvial land next to a river. 1
noun bet one's bottom dollar Nautical. the part of a hull between the bilges, including the keel. the part of a hull that is immersed at all times. the cargo space in a vessel. a cargo vessel. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English botme, Old English botm; akin to Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, German Boden, Latin fundus, Greek pythmḗn, Sanskrit budhná

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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