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wager
I. wa·ger \ˈwājə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English wageour, wager pledge, bet, prize, from Anglo-French wageure, from Old North French wagier to pledge + -ure — more at wage
1.
a. : something (as a sum of money) that is risked on an uncertain event : bet, stake, prize
< laid a wager of five dollars on the race >
b. : an act of betting; specifically : wagering contract
< the outcome may be sufficiently in doubt to make a true wager possible — Oswald Jacoby >
c. : something on which bets are laid : the subject of a bet : gamble
< do a stunt as a wager >
2. archaic : an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action: as
a. : trial by battle
b. : wager of law
II. wager verb
(wagered ; wagered ; wagering \-j(ə)riŋ\ ; wagers)
transitive verb
: to hazard on the issue of a contest or on a question that is to be decided or on a casualty : risk, venture; specifically : to lay as a gamble
< wager five dollars on a horse >
intransitive verb
: to make a bet : lay a wager
III. wag·er noun
(-s)
: one that wages : one that engages in a contest or competition : competitor
< the great numbers of these fish show that they are successful wagers of life — William Beebe > |