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Examples of wager in a Sentence
He has a wager on the game.
I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
Recent Examples of wager from the Web
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As prices stabilized, hedge fund wagers on further gains fell to the lowest in four months.
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There are currently eight bills that would expand gambling in the state, including several that would legalize sports betting and wagers on fantasy sports.
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Margaret Reid watched as all her selections on a Pick 5 wager came out on top in each of their races — including the main event winner Justify, ABC News reports.
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One lucky woman turned a day at the races into a lucrative adventure by winning $1.2 million on an $18 wager.
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More: Kentucky Derby betting: All the ways to wager and walk away with cash How long is the Kentucky Derby?
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Kentucky Derby betting: All the ways to wager and walk away with cash Save this to your phone or print off Courier Journal's guide to Kentucky Derby betting.
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The figure measures the difference between bets on a price increase and wagers on a decline.
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The over/under on Jackson's name even being mentioned is 1.5, with the under slightly favored at -140 on that prop wager.
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Origin and Etymology of wager
Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *wager
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearDefinition of wager
: to risk or venture on a final outcome;
specifically
: to lay as a gamble : bet
- wager $5 on a horse
Examples of wager in a Sentence
She wagered $50 on the game.
I wouldn't wager against them.
Recent Examples of wager from the Web
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According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, in 2017, over $4.8 billion was wagered on sports with Nevada Sports Books.
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Gambling firms are wagering that the U.S. sports-betting market is the next frontier after the Supreme Court lifted limits on the business, and several are vying to be first out of the gate with offerings.
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Perhaps soon, bettors here might be wagering once again on the real thing.
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But Californians already participate in sports betting, Gray has said, and the American Gaming Association estimates wagering at about $150 billion per year.
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Billions of dollars are already wagered on games, and there hasn't been an implosion.
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The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to allow New Jersey's bid for sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, effectively ending on a prohibition on a $100 billion industry and striking down restrictions on wagering outside of Nevada.
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The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to allow New Jersey's bid for sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, effectively ending prohibition on a $100 billion industry and striking down restrictions on wagering outside of Nevada.
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The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to allow New Jersey's bid for sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, effectively ending prohibition on a $100 billion industry and striking down restrictions on wagering outside of Nevada.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wager.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of wager
1602
WAGER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of wager for English Language Learners
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: an agreement in which people try to guess what will happen and the person who guesses wrong has to give something (such as money) to the person who guesses right
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: the money or other valuable thing that you could win or lose in a bet
wager
Definition of wager for English Language Learners
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: to risk losing something (such as money) if your guess about what will happen is wrong
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—used in the phrase I'll wager to indicate what you think will happen or what you believe is probably true
WAGER Defined for Kids
Definition of wager for Students
wagered;
wagering
: to bet on the result of a contest or question
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