wager
/ˈweɪ.d͡ʒɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Wager means: the money risked on a gamble.
Synonyms for wager5
What does wager mean?4
noun
1
the money risked on a gamble
2
the act of gambling“he did it on a bet”
verb
1
stake on the outcome of an issue“I bet $100 on that new horse”
2
maintain with or as if with a bet“I bet she will be there!”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with wager?1
two syllables
Wager in a sentence
- If you want to win a wager, bet against me in a major.Ooneykcall
- I'm no betting man, but I'd take that wager.ddnktr
- A true Englishman never jests about anything so serious as a wager.Pfirsichbaeumchen
- Phileas Fogg had won his wager. He had made his journey around the world in eighty days!Scott
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of wager
as a noun
- plural
- wagers
as a verb
- past tense
- wagered
- present participle
- wagering
- third-person singular
- wagers
- past participle
- wagered