Definition of wager - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
confidenceexpress confidence in a supposition
- I wager she will win the competition.
2.
gamblingrisk money on an uncertain outcome
- He decided to wager his savings on the game.
Noun
1.
bettingformal agreement to pay based on an outcome
- They entered a wager on the election results.
2.
financeamount of money risked on a bet
- He placed a wager on the horse race.
3.
risked itemRare something risked on an uncertain eventRare
- Their new business venture was a big wager..
Expressions with wager
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place a bet on an outcome
He decided to lay a wager on the horse race.
philosophical argument proposing belief in God as a rational choice
Pascal's wager suggests that believing in God has a favorable risk-reward ratio..
risk money or something valuable on an event's outcome
They decided to make a wager on the final score.
make a confident bet invoking a joking unequal stake
I wager a dollar to a donut that he will win the race!
risk money on an outcome with confident expectation
I wager a dollar to a doughnut that it will rain tomorrow..
historical legal practice of denying debt with oath
In medieval times, he used a wager of law to deny the debt.
Origin of wager
Middle English, wager (to pledge)
Terms with wager included in their meaning
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poker
place an initial wager before cards are dealt
gambling
wager money on the failure of something
gambling
place a wager on an outcome
gambling
make a wager on the result of something
wager
challenge someone to risk something on an outcome
gambling
wager money on an event outcome
gambling
wager a small amount of money
betting
bet or wager on something
challenge
suggests a playful challenge or wager on an outcome
wager
bet with no money involved, only honor
gambling
make a wager on an outcome
gambling
wager with poor expected return in gambling
gambling
bet or wager
confidence
express strong confidence in an outcome by making a wager
gambling
increase a wager to encourage participation
betting
wager resulting in no loss or gain
random wager
game of chance with dice
wager
offer to risk something on an outcome
sports
wager with three separate bets in golf
gambling
secondary wager in a game
gambling
gambler who increases a wager after losing
betting
one who accepts a bet or wager
wager
say you risk money on the result of an event
wager
I bet you this is true or will happen
Examples of wager in a sentence
They wager the team will make it to the finals. She decided to wager on the underdog team. They wagered heavily on the outcome of the race. The wager on the horse race was substantial. He placed a wager on the outcome of the game. Her wager on the game paid off handsomely.
He lost his entire wager at the casino. He placed a wager on the horse race. The wager on the game was quite high.
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- French:parier, pari, ...
- German:wetten, Wette, ...
- Italian:scommettere, scommessa, ...
- Spanish:apostar, apuesta, ...
- Portuguese:apostar, aposta, ...
- Chinese:打赌, 赌注, ...
- Japanese:賭ける, 賭け, ...
- Arabic:رَاهَنَ, رِهان, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְעָרֵב, הִתְעָרְבוּת, ...
- Russian:быть уверенным, пари, ...
- Ukrainian:закластися, парі, ...
- Hindi:मुझे पूरा यक़ीन होना, शर्त, ...
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