wagers 1 of 2

noun

plural of wager
as in stakes
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

present tense third-person singular of wager
as in bets
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Recent Examples of wagers
Noun
Silver said optics are a concern if schools know about the wagers from their insurance companies. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 These platforms, which allow bettors to place wagers on virtually everything, are serving as a new way to gauge public sentiment. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 These types of wagers have grown alongside the rise of prediction markets, which constantly spin up micro-event contracts. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 The proposal did not immediately deter Kalshi, which continued to offer those wagers for months before hitting the brakes this week. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Kalshi is an online betting market that facilitates wagers on thousands of different events and potential events in politics, sports, and the economy, among other things. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Cao’s deeper subject here concerns the wagers people make on their futures and, by extension, the ways risk is deferred and abstracted in our gamified, appified, casino-like present. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Kalshi said Santos made more than $17,000 in profit on the wagers. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 The 9th Circuit ruling conflicts with a 3rd Circuit decision against New Jersey, which found that sports wagers on prediction markets are swaps. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
That is the legal hook that does not exist on SafeBets, where no user ever wagers anything. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagers
  1. stakes
  2. bets
  3. puts
Noun
  • Blitzer also has ownership stakes in a handful of soccer clubs throughout Europe.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Big stakes on the field make for some tight betting lines as well.
    — PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stakes
Verb
  • But that’s a problem in Bordeaux, a region that bets big on red wines aged in oak.
    — Kate Dingwall, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Told ‘no’ at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of bets
Verb
  • Having receiver Cam Coleman opposite Ryan Wingo puts opposing secondaries between a rock and a hard place, because double-teaming one can result in the other going off.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That puts the network front and center, and it must be engineered as a first-class part of the architecture, rather than ordered last.
    — Ido Susan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Wagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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