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.
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Noun
The next step is to make an initial deposit to cover your first wager with bet365.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Anyone that wagered money Tesla would in fact go to market stands to lose their wager.—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Verb
This past season, nearly a quarter of fans who bet during the game wagered on who would win, with the average bet nearly $26; 15% of in-game bets were on the handicap, also at nearly a $26 per bet average, and 12% on the total score, with an average bet close to $36.—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025 However, bettors seem inclined to wager bigger on Abdul-Malik, who has 78 percent of the handle.—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wager
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *wager
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