wager

noun

/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/

/ˈweɪdʒər/

(old-fashioned or formal)

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an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event synonym bet
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’.

verb

/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/

/ˈweɪdʒər/

(old-fashioned or formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wager	/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/ /ˈweɪdʒər/
he / she / it wagers	/ˈweɪdʒəz/ /ˈweɪdʒərz/
past simple wagered	/ˈweɪdʒəd/ /ˈweɪdʒərd/
past participle wagered	/ˈweɪdʒəd/ /ˈweɪdʒərd/
-ing form wagering	/ˈweɪdʒərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪdʒərɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to bet money synonym bet
- wager on something She always wagered on an outsider.
- wager something (on something) to wager £50 on a horse
- wager something/somebody that… I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.
[transitive] wager (that)… used to say that you are so confident that something is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it synonym bet
- I'll wager that she knows more about it than she's saying.

Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’.