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wa·ger

(wā′jər)

a. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.

b. A matter bet on; a gamble.

2. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet: a wager of $20.

3. Archaic A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case.

v. wa·gered, wa·ger·ing, wa·gers

v.tr.

To risk or stake (an amount or possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.

v.intr.

To make a bet.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wageure, from Old North French wagier, to pledge, from wage, pledge; see wage.]

wa′ger·er n.

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wager

(ˈweɪdʒə)

1. (Gambling, except Cards) an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter

2. (Gambling, except Cards) an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event

3. (Historical Terms) wager of battle (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat

4. (Law) wager of law English legal history a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements

5. (Gambling, except Cards) (when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter

6. (Historical Terms) (tr) history to pledge oneself to (battle)

[C14: from Anglo-French wageure a pledge, from Old Northern French wagier to pledge; see wage]

ˈwagerer n

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wa•ger

(ˈweɪ dʒər)

n.

1. something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet.

2. the act of betting.

3. the subject or terms of a bet.

v.t.

4. to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest, event, etc.; bet.

5. Hist. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.

v.i.

6. to make or offer a wager; bet.

[1275–1325; Middle English wajour, wager solemn pledge < Anglo-French wageure=wage(r) to pledge (see wage) + -ure -ure]

wa′ger•er, n.

wage, wager - Wage once meant "pledge, security" and wager was defined as "solemn pledge" or "undertaking," from French wagier, "to pledge."

wager

Past participle: wagered
Gerund: wagering

Imperative
wager
wager

Present
I wager
you wager
he/she/it wagers
we wager
you wager
they wager

Preterite
I wagered
you wagered
he/she/it wagered
we wagered
you wagered
they wagered

Present Continuous
I am wagering
you are wagering
he/she/it is wagering
we are wagering
you are wagering
they are wagering

Present Perfect
I have wagered
you have wagered
he/she/it has wagered
we have wagered
you have wagered
they have wagered

Past Continuous
I was wagering
you were wagering
he/she/it was wagering
we were wagering
you were wagering
they were wagering

Past Perfect
I had wagered
you had wagered
he/she/it had wagered
we had wagered
you had wagered
they had wagered

Future
I will wager
you will wager
he/she/it will wager
we will wager
you will wager
they will wager

Future Perfect
I will have wagered
you will have wagered
he/she/it will have wagered
we will have wagered
you will have wagered
they will have wagered

Future Continuous
I will be wagering
you will be wagering
he/she/it will be wagering
we will be wagering
you will be wagering
they will be wagering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wagering
you have been wagering
he/she/it has been wagering
we have been wagering
you have been wagering
they have been wagering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wagering
you will have been wagering
he/she/it will have been wagering
we will have been wagering
you will have been wagering
they will have been wagering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wagering
you had been wagering
he/she/it had been wagering
we had been wagering
you had been wagering
they had been wagering

Conditional
I would wager
you would wager
he/she/it would wager
we would wager
you would wager
they would wager

Past Conditional
I would have wagered
you would have wagered
he/she/it would have wagered
we would have wagered
you would have wagered
they would have wagered

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Noun	1.	wager - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" bet gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" daily double - a single bet on two horse races in the same day exacta, perfecta - a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order parimutuel - betting where winners share the total amount wagered parlay - a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers place bet - a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second superfecta - a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
	2.	wager - the money risked on a gamble bet, stakes, stake gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain jackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot kitty, pool - the combined stakes of the betters pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
Verb	1.	wager - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" bet, play gamble - play games for money bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" play - make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" raise - bet more than the previous player see - match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
	2.	wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" bet forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

wager

verb

1. bet, chance, risk, stake, lay, venture, put on, pledge, gamble, hazard, speculate, punt (chiefly Brit.) People had wagered a good deal of money on his winning the championship.

noun

1. bet, stake, pledge, gamble, risk, flutter (Brit. informal), ante, punt (chiefly Brit.), long shot punters placing wagers on the day's racing

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

wager

noun

1. A venture depending on chance:

bet, gamble, risk, speculation.

2. Something risked on an uncertain outcome:

ante, bet, pot, stake (often used in plural).

verb

1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:

bet, gamble, lay (down), post, put, risk, stake, venture.

Informal: go.

2. To make a bet:

bet, gamble, game, lay, play.

Idiom: put one's money on something.

Translations

رِهانيُراهِن

væddevæddemål

Wette wetten

parier gager pari

veîjaveîmál

scommessa scommettere

derētderībassaderēt

staviť

bahis bahse girmek

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wager

[ˈweɪdʒəʳ]

A. N → apuesta f (on a) to lay a wager on sth → apostar por algo

B. VT [+ sum of money] → apostar
to wager £20 on a horse → apostar 20 libras por un caballo
I'll wager that he already knew → apostaría a que ya lo sabía
he won't do it, I wager ! → ¡a que no lo hace!, ¡apuesto a que no lo hace!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wager

[ˈweɪdʒə^r]

n → pari m
a wager on sth → un pari sur qch
to have a wager → parier

vt → miser
to wager one's reputation on sth → miser sa réputation sur qch
I'll wager (that) → je parie que
to be willing to wager (that) → être prêt(e) à parier quewages bill n → masse f salariale

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wager

n → Wette f (→ on auf +acc); to make a wager → eine Wette eingehen or abschließen

vt → wetten (→ on auf +acc); one’s honour, life → verpfänden; I’ll wager you £2 my horse wins → ich wette mit Ihnen um £ 2, dass mein Pferd gewinnt; he won’t do it, I wager! (dated) → ich wette, dass er es nicht tut!

vi → wetten (→ on auf +acc)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wager

[ˈweɪdʒəʳ]

1. n wager (on) → scommessa (su)

2. vt (sum of money) to wager (on) → puntare (su), scommettere (su)
to wager that ... → scommettere che...

wager

(ˈweidʒə) noun

a bet. We made a wager that he would win.

verb

to bet (something) on the chance of something happening. I'll wager (ten dollars) that I can jump further than you.

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"One of these days you'll wish you hadn't laid that wager," said the cynic philosopher.

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"Yes, but I am afraid there will rise up, by the side of us, a sect like that of Epictetus, you know him well; the philosopher of Hieropolis, he who called bread luxury, vegetables prodigality, and clear water drunkenness; he who, being beaten by his master, said to him, grumbling a little it is true, but without being angry, `I will lay a wager you have broken my leg!' -- and who won his wager."

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Don Quixote made no answer, nor did the horsemen wait for one, but wheeling again with all their followers, they began curvetting round Don Quixote, who, turning to Sancho, said, "These gentlemen have plainly recognised us; I will wager they have read our history, and even that newly printed one by the Aragonese."

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'I will wager,' said Jasper, smiling--his lips were still so white that he was conscious of it, and bit and moistened them while speaking: 'I will wager that she hinted no wish to be released from Ned.'

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Methinks that is a princely wager," added King Harry laughingly.

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As long as they were within the circle of the camp, the four friends did not exchange one word; besides, they were followed by the curious, who, hearing of the wager, were anxious to know how they would come out of it.

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But I would wager four thousand pounds that such a journey, made under these conditions, is impossible."

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A MIND Reader made a wager that he would be buried alive and remain so for six months, then be dug up alive.

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And well thou knowest that no target is nigh to make good thy wager."

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I am ready to wager upon myself against you if you are not afeard."

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In the end, he abandoned all other forms of wager, and gave himself up to "I'll bet the Devil my head," with a pertinacity and exclusiveness of devotion that displeased not less than it surprised me.

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"There's a touch right here, I'll wager, on your forehead.

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