wager
Meaning of wager
verb
- 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
I'll wager half my winnings on it
everyone will be able to make single bets, rather than having to wager on three matches
- used to express certainty.
I'll wager she makes that trip to Virginia
I'd wager that the results would be better than those achieved through traditional methods
- 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
Rose placed a wager on a jockey she knew
Ben makes a wager that he can make a girl fall in love with him in 10 days
Middle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’.
Information about wager
- The plural form of wager is: wagers.
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Hyphenation of wager
wa-ger
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- wager is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wager synonyms
Meaning bet:
Meaning stake:
Meaning play games of chance for money; bet:
Meaning commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise:
Meaning expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss:
Meaning undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action:
Meaning say (something) in a tentative way:
Meaning do something by accident or without intending to:
Meaning invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss:
Meaning travel in a punt:
Words that rhyme with wager
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