wager
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
the act of betting.
the subject or terms of a bet.
Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.
to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.
History/Historical. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.
to make or offer a wager; bet.
Origin of wager
1Other words for wager
Other words from wager
- wa·ger·er, noun
- re·wa·ger, verb, noun
- su·per·wa·ger, noun
- un·wa·gered, adjective
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How to use wager in a sentence
I reply that these wagers do the very gravest harm, not perhaps to the wagerers, but to real Sport itself.
'I Believe' and other essays | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullThrough it, also, they took in a nice business of telephone bets from wagerers too busy to get in to make them in person.
Direct Wire | Clee Garson
British Dictionary definitions for wager
/ (ˈweɪdʒə) /
an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter
an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event
wager of battle (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
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
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter
(tr) history to pledge oneself to (battle)
Origin of wager
1Derived forms of wager
- wagerer, noun
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