wagernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈweɪ.dʒər/us/ˈweɪ.dʒɚ/an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk:
She put a cash wager of £50 on the race.
He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager.
Synonym
bet
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gambling & bookmaking
- ante
- bank
- banker
- bet
- betting
- bookmaker
- cockfight
- dice
- draw
- gaming table
- grab bag
- heads or tails? idiom
- high roller
- juke joint
- lose
- lucky dip
- spin a coin idiom
- stake
- tombola
- toss
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wagerverb
uk/ˈweɪ.dʒər/us/ˈweɪ.dʒɚ/[ I or T ] to risk money by guessing the result of something:
More than $2 billion was wagered legally on sports in Nevada in the last 12 months.
He is so confident of victory he has wagered on himself.
[ + two objects, + , that ] I'll wager you £5 that they'll get there first.
[ I, + (, that, ) ] old-fashioned used to say that you are certain that something is true or will happen in the future:
I'd wager (that) she's interested in you.
He regrets doing that, I'll wager.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gambling & bookmaking
- ante
- bank
- banker
- bet
- betting
- bookmaker
- cockfight
- dice
- draw
- gaming table
- grab bag
- heads or tails? idiom
- high roller
- juke joint
- lose
- lucky dip
- spin a coin idiom
- stake
- tombola
- toss
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