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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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Noun

But when the arena expands from stocks to anything-you-can-wager-on, the definition of inside information gets slippery, enforcement becomes legal whack-a-mole, and the edge goes to whoever moves fastest into the regulatory gaps. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 Michael Burry, the Scion Asset Management head who rose to prominence after a winning wager against mortgages ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, helped fuel GameStop’s rally by taking a bullish stance on the firm around 2019. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

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Prediction markets explode in popularity Prediction markets, which allow users to wager on the likelihood of many kinds of future events, have exploded in popularity. —

Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Bream would go so far as to wager White will get inducted in his first year of eligibility. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wager

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Noun

But no, in this film, words are the ammunition, not bullets, and truth is what is at stake, not the ranch.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
The same institutions that pool retail capital also hold significant voting stakes across competing companies in the same industries.

— Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026