What does wager mean?
Definitions for wager
ˈweɪ dʒərwa·ger
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word wager.
Princeton's WordNet
bet, wagernoun
the act of gambling
"he did it on a bet"
stake, stakes, bet, wagerverb
the money risked on a gamble
bet, wager, playverb
stake on the outcome of an issue
"I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
bet, wagerverb
maintain with or as if with a bet
"I bet she will be there!"
Webster Dictionary
Wagerverb
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge
Wagerverb
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
Wagerverb
that on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet
Wagerverb
to hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet
Wagerverb
to make a bet; to lay a wager
Etymology: [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See Wage, v. t.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wager in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wager in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of wager in a Sentence
You would not want to wager that your liberties and your freedoms in a country - the United States in this case - should be left solely to the free market.
Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is, but let us consider the two possibilities. If you gain, you gain all if you lose you lose nothing. Hesitate not, then, to wager that He is.
The capacity restrictions in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 presented a very challenging operating environment for Nevada’s Sports Books, in Nevada, Super Bowl handle is driven by visitation and Las Vegas along with other areas across the state are destination markets for customers to come and wager on the game.
Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is.
People still want to wager in person, you have sports betting operating right where the fans are.
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- WetteGerman
- στοίχημαGreek
- veti, vetoEsperanto
- apostar, apuestaSpanish
- trabesBasque
- vedonlyönti, veto, panos, lyödä vetoa, vedonlyöntikohdeFinnish
- parier, mise, pariFrench
- tét, fogadásHungarian
- scommessa, scommettereItalian
- 賭けJapanese
- eqquiniutKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- verwedden, weddenschap, inzet, weddenDutch
- veddemålNorwegian
- zakładPolish
- apostar, apostaPortuguese
- пари, ставкаRussian
- tayaTagalog
- دانوUrdu
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