satse

verbverb

to bet · to invest in · to take off (in a jump)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

sette inn penger eller ressurser;
investere to put in money or resources;
to invest
- satse en hundrelapp to bet a hundred kroner
- satse alle pengene sine på bedriften to stake all one's money on the business
- satse all sin arbeidskraft på noe to put all one's efforts into something
- satse på korndrift to go in for grain farming
ta sats (3)the take-off to make the take-offsats (3)
- satse fra et springbrett to take off from a springboard

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

satse for fullt gå fullt og helt inn for to commit oneself wholly to something Eng. phraseto go all out

satse på feil hest gå inn for noe som viser seg å bli mislykket to commit to something that turns out to be a failure Eng. phraseto back the wrong horse