Synonyms
Examples of wager in a Sentence
Noun
He has a wager on the game.
I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
Verb
She wagered $50 on the game.
I wouldn't wager against them.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In time, the bets became more frequent and of higher denominations, amounting to thousands of wagers.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Pushing Back on Betting: People can now legally wager on the individual performances of student athletes.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
That would mean the latest wagers could start would be in June 2024.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
The 400,000-square-foot facility will feature a 122-room luxury hotel, an event center, 1,000 slot machines, 35 live table games, a poker room and a sportsbook at which to place wagers on various sports competitions.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
Japanese citizens recognize that baseball players betting on baseball — even if the wagers aren’t made on a bettor’s team — is taboo.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Progressive Slots Progressive slot machines accumulate a fraction of each wager, contributing to a growing jackpot prize.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
When the antenna disconnects from one satellite and links to another, Buchman wagers that passengers rarely notice.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
In Virginia, for example, bettors wagered $402 million in November 2021, and the operators collected $48.3 million in gross gaming revenue.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Racing fans can also watch and wager on horseracing right from the Sportsbook app with live streaming from 300+ tracks.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The college basketball tournament — one of the most wagered on sports events in the nation — is coming to a close this week.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
At the time of the Supreme Court decision, about $5 billion was wagered on sports in the U.S., all of it in Nevada.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Prop – or proposition – bets let gamblers wager on a player’s statistics during the game, in lieu of the final score.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Green wagered $20,000 that bitcoin would not reach a price of $100,000 per coin by the end of the year.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
Bettors at the casinos can wager on all types of pro and college events.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
Noun
In the months before, Porter placed a total of 13 wagers on games varying from $15 to $22,000, per the NBA, though none of the bets were on games in which Porter participated, according to the announcement.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In time, the bets became more frequent and of higher denominations, amounting to thousands of wagers.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Pushing Back on Betting: People can now legally wager on the individual performances of student athletes.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
That would mean the latest wagers could start would be in June 2024.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
The 400,000-square-foot facility will feature a 122-room luxury hotel, an event center, 1,000 slot machines, 35 live table games, a poker room and a sportsbook at which to place wagers on various sports competitions.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
Japanese citizens recognize that baseball players betting on baseball — even if the wagers aren’t made on a bettor’s team — is taboo.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Progressive Slots Progressive slot machines accumulate a fraction of each wager, contributing to a growing jackpot prize.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
When the antenna disconnects from one satellite and links to another, Buchman wagers that passengers rarely notice.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Verb
The statehouse always wins Billions of dollars are wagered on sports each year.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
In Virginia, for example, bettors wagered $402 million in November 2021, and the operators collected $48.3 million in gross gaming revenue.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Racing fans can also watch and wager on horseracing right from the Sportsbook app with live streaming from 300+ tracks.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The college basketball tournament — one of the most wagered on sports events in the nation — is coming to a close this week.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
At the time of the Supreme Court decision, about $5 billion was wagered on sports in the U.S., all of it in Nevada.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Prop – or proposition – bets let gamblers wager on a player’s statistics during the game, in lieu of the final score.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Green wagered $20,000 that bitcoin would not reach a price of $100,000 per coin by the end of the year.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
Bettors at the casinos can wager on all types of pro and college events.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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