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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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WAGER definition: 1. an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something…. Learn more.
The meaning of WAGER is something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake. How to use wager in a sentence.
If you wager on the result of a competition or other event, you agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result. Just because people wagered on the team did not mean that they liked them.
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.
1. something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet. 2. the act of betting. 3. the subject or terms of a bet. 4. to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest, event, etc.; bet. 5. Hist. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause. 6. to make or offer a wager; bet.
WAGER meaning: 1. an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something…. Learn more.
Definition of wager noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WAGER definition: to risk money on the result of a game, race, competition, etc. Learn more.
on the result of a competition or other event, you agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result. All you need to know about "WAGER" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
WAGER meaning: 1 : an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right bet; 2 : the money or other valuable thing that you could win or lose in a bet
