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- Dictionarywager/ˈweɪdʒə/
verb
- 1. risk (a sum of money or valued item) against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event; bet: "a total of $770,700 was wagered by fans at other sites on the track"
- 2. used to express certainty: informal "I'll wager she makes that trip to Virginia"
noun
- 1. an act of betting a sum of money on the outcome of an unpredictable event: "they have made a wager on who will win tonight"
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an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk: She put a cash wager of £50 on the race. He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager. Synonym. bet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Gambling & bookmaking. a/the bookmaker's phrase.
1. a. : something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake. b. : something on which bets are laid : gamble. do a stunt as a wager. 2. archaic : an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action. wager. 2 of 2. verb. wagered; wagering. ˈwāj-riŋ, ˈwā-jə- intransitive verb. : to make a bet. transitive verb.
WAGER meaning: 1. an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something…. Learn more.
You can use the word wager as either a noun or a verb, to mean "place a bet" or "the amount of money being risked in a bet." So you could offer a wager at the poker table, or ask if anyone wants to wager on Monday's football game.
Wager definition: something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet. See examples of WAGER used in a sentence.
noun. 1. an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter. 2. an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event. 3. See wager of battle. 4. See wager of law. verb. 5. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
1. a. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter. b. A matter bet on; a gamble. 2. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet: a wager of $20. 3. Archaic A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case. v. wa·gered, wa·ger·ing, wa·gers. v.tr.
A pledge to do something or abide by an outcome. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (4) Synonyms: stakes. bet. challenge. hazard. risk. pot. ante. speculation.
WAGER definition: to risk money on the result of a game, race, competition, etc. Learn more.
Definition of wager verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
