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wager

[ wey-jer ]

noun

  1. something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:

    to place a wager on a soccer match.

    Synonyms: risk, hazard, stake

  2. the act of betting.
  3. the subject or terms of a bet.
  4. Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.


verb (used with object)

  1. to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.

    Synonyms: venture, stake

  2. History/Historical. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make or offer a wager; bet.

wager

/ ˈweɪdʒə /

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. wager of battle
    (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
  4. wager of law
    English legal history a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. when tr, may take a clause as object to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter
  2. tr history to pledge oneself to (battle)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwagerer, noun
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Other Words From

  • wager·er noun
  • re·wager verb noun
  • super·wager noun
  • un·wagered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wager1

1275–1325; Middle English wajour, wager solemn pledge < Anglo-French wageure, equivalent to wage ( r ) to pledge ( wage ) + -ure -ure
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wager1

C14: from Anglo-French wageure a pledge, from Old Northern French wagier to pledge; see wage
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Example Sentences

After all, states have bet big on betting and, in most cases, are still waiting for the long-shot wager to pay off.

When bets are structured this way, if you win one, the likelihood of winning the next wager increases.

Alas, the ships are late, the wager falls apart, and the merchant has to pay up.

From Fortune

With vaccines the wager is much simpler—it is indeed more like Pascal’s original wager.

So here are few things to keep in mind as you go about making your wagers this week — or even just trying to impress your friends.

Since Nestdrop continues to do so as of this writing, they wager a tense gamble that the odds will be in their favor.

But I would wager that Sherrard would agree on the need to address income inequality.

He developed a heuristic for betting on Daily Doubles (which resulted in a wager of $5, the minimum allowed).

A messenger bettor is a person who places a wager for the benefit of another for compensation.

It seems incongruous that such a self-styled truth teller should wager his liberty on a godfather like Correa.

Sir Herbert's squire, Thomas du Bois, joined in his master's confident wager.

I am not only sure he hasn't, but I would wager that he wants to change her grave simply in order to have one more look at her.

Ill wager that he sees a way to make money out of Lil Pendleton, or he wouldnt stand for it.

Ill wager that greasy foreigner has got a wife and ten childrenand neglects them.

Such a contract may be a wager, which is forbidden by law, or it may be legal, as we shall soon learn.

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