Wager

[Wa·ger]

To wager is to bet: you might say to your fellow train passengers, "I'll wager ten dollars that we won't get to Chicago on time."

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To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.

Noun
the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

Noun
the money risked on a gamble

Verb
maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"

Verb
stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"


v. t.
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

v. t.
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.

v. t.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.

v. t.
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.

v. i.
To make a bet; to lay a wager.


Wager

Wa"ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wagered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wagering.] To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
And wagered with him Pieces of gold 'gainst this which he wore.

Wager

Wa"ger, v. i. To make a bet; to lay a wager.
'T was merry when You wagered on your angling.

To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.

To make a bet; to lay a wager.

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Usage Examples

When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on.

Misspelled Form

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