单词 | wagering |
释义 | wageringn. The action of wager v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] wedding1503 bettinga1616 wagering1692 gambling1700 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > act of insuring > other insuring operations wagering1692 underwriting1775 loading1867 sub-underwriting1895 twisting1906 strain1910 self-insuring1919 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 473 Sir Henry Fornace, eminently known for wagering, has laid 500£ to 400£ that the seige of Namur by this time is raised. 1697 D. Defoe Ess. Projects 171 Wagering, as now practis'd by Polities and Contracts, is become a Branch of Assurances; it was before more properly a part of Gaming. 1746 Act 19 Geo. II c. 37 §1 By introducing a mischievous kind of Gaming or Wagering, under the Pretence of assuring the Risque on Shipping, and fair Trade. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xiv. 158 He..resolved..to be more cautious in his wagerings than he had hitherto been. 1845 Act 8 & 9 Victoria §109 §18 All Contracts or Agreements, whether by Parole or in Writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void. 1888 Daily News 15 Sept. 3/4 The feature of the wagering on the Cesarewitch was the advance of Kenilworth..to 8 to 1. Compounds wagering policy n. = wager policy n. at wager n.2 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > specific types of policy fire policy1737 valued policy1737 life policy1751 wagering policy1766 wager policy1766 time policy1808 wager-insurance1824 voyage policy1848 ppi1895 floater1900 maintenance contract1915 death futures1993 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 1 492 The Act of 19 G. 2. c. 37 (made..for Prevention of wagering Policies). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place wager-hall1691 wagering-post1696 wager-office1723 betting-post1771 ring1775 betting room1793 betting ring1822 Tattersall1836 betting office1852 betting shop1852 betting-house1853 pool room1861 list shop1875 list house1902 tote-shop1906 silver ring1921 bookmaker1923 bookie1936 1696 London Gaz. No. 3215/4 The Horses to be shown at the Wagering Post the 3d Wednesday in September. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmasˈwagering ˈwagering adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adjective] wagering1823 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang at Wagers These are ‘wagering kiddies’—or fellows who lay quirking bets on equivocal subjects. < n.1692 as lemmas |
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