Noun
He has a wager on the game.
I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager? Verb
She wagered $50 on the game.
I wouldn't wager against them.
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Noun
The odds will change as bettors place their wagers leading up to Saturday's approximate post time of 7:04 p.m. EDT.—Alex Sundby
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025 One of those markets might be a bet with shorter odds than a regular moneyline, spread or over/under wager.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
Place a $5 bet to redeem a $150 bonus or wager up to $1,000 with the safety net.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 Bettors piled into prediction markets, wagering that the longtime front-runner, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, had won.—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wager
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *wager
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