apostar
/aposˈtaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to bet
🎲💰 apostar = a + post: to post your stake on an outcome
From Latin apponere/positus, to place or put down, the same root as English post and position. To bet is to put your money down on a result. Spanish says apostar por (to back something) and te apuesto que... (I bet you that...).