Definition of wager
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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?
Origin and Etymology of wager
Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *wager
First Known Use: 14th century
Examples of wager in a Sentence
She wagered $50 on the game.
I wouldn't wager against them.
1602
First Known Use of wager
1602
WAGER Defined for English Language Learners
wager
playDefinition 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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