Wager

Quick meaning: Wager is a noun meaning A bet; a stake; a pledge.

Meaning

A bet; a stake; a pledge.

More Meanings

1. The subject of a bet.
2. (law) An offer to make oath.
3. (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
4. (intransitive, figuratively) To suppose; to dare say.
5. Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
6. (law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.

Example Sentences

I'd wager my boots on it.

I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.

They were wagers of warfare against the wilderness and the Indians, and founders of families and towns.

If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager against such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him never hereafter accuse others of credulity.

Word Forms

• wagers
• wagering
• wagered

Synonyms for wager

Depending on context, synonyms include stake, staking, stakes, risking, hazarding, bet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bet, stakes, hazarding, staking, stake, risking.

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