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noun

ˈwā-jər

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as in stake

the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event lost her wager when the horse dropped out of the race

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verb

as in to bet

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Kentucky law enshrines this requirement for every legal horse racing wager in the state, whether at a Churchill Downs window or through an app. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026 By law, under the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, offering wagers on horses requires explicit permission from the host race track, the horsemen's group made up of owners and trainers and the state racing commission where the race is held. —

Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 1 May 2026

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Authorities allege that the soldier made more than $400,000 wagering on the outcome of the operation using insider knowledge. —

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 Thousands of bots scour the internet for trade ideas, conduct in-depth research, pick stocks to wager on and against, size bets and even execute trades. —

Hema Parmar, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wager

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Still, the story, in which an underdog plays knight in shining armor to a mysterious woman, is far too schematic to have real stakes in a franchise that revolves around another character.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
At the top of racing’s competitive tiers are graded stakes.

— Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026