Synonyms of wagers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stakes
• bets
• pools
• collaterals
• handles
• kitties
• pots
• jackpots

wagers

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bets
• puts
• stakes
• plays
• gambles
• offers
• lays
• goes
• bids
• chances
• ventures
• hazards
• adventures
• speculates
• endangers
• jeopardizes
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wagers

Noun

Prediction markets allow traders to buy and sell contracts tied to political outcomes and current events, aggregating real‑money wagers into probability estimates. — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket were quick to offer wagers on Huang’s future since the CEO acknowledged his affair Sunday, and the early results are in his favor. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026

But other courts that ruled against Kalshi found that at least some kinds of wagers on the prediction market are not swaps and that US law allows regulation of prediction markets by both state and federal governments. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Of course, trades that may look suspicious could be the wagers of a sharp speculator or an enthusiastic backer. — Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Wager tonight on Betr with promo code FOXNEWS to earn $200 in bonuses and four sweat-free wagers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

The authors acknowledge the tax code doesn’t clearly define wagering, and neither courts nor the IRS have stated a position on whether sports event contracts count as wagers under tax law. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Some consider prediction markets to be different from sports betting because the lines are not set by a sportsbook and the companies that offer them serve as an exchange for wagers between two parties on the outcome of future events. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Verb

Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks to a gambler who wagers his annual income; and examines how the online betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings – now the subjects of lawsuits regarding their design – interact with their customers. — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

That is the legal hook that does not exist on SafeBets, where no user ever wagers anything. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026