1. (loan) (verb) (-a) to bet, gamble, have a flutter, punt, wager.
Mehemea e pōtitia ana ēnei pūtake e rua e ngā Māori, ka peti au ka wini i te taha ki te kēhua (TP 11/1901:8). / If these two issues were put to the vote, I would bet that the side believing in ghosts would win.
Synonyms: waka kōporo, petipeti, purei moni
2. (loan) (noun) bet, wager.
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