wagers

Meaning of wagers

verb, 3rd person present
  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
    I'll wager half my winnings on it
    everyone will be able to make single bets, rather than having to wager on three matches
  2. 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
plural 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
    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 wagers

  • The singular form of wagers is: wager.
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Hyphenation of wagers

wa-gers

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • wagers is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

wagers synonyms

Meaning risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game:

bet

Meaning play games of chance for money; bet:

gamble

Meaning support (a plant) with a stake or stakes:

stake

Meaning commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise:

pledge

Meaning expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss:

risk

Meaning undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action:

venture

Meaning say (something) in a tentative way:

hazard

Meaning do something by accident or without intending to:

chance

Meaning invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss:

speculate

Meaning travel in a punt:

punt

Anagrams of wagers

swager

Words that rhyme with wagers

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