wager
/ˈweɪdʒɚ/
noun
- 1
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
- 2
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
- 3
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.
- 4
An offer to make oath.
verb
- 1
To bet something; to put it up as collateral
“I'd wager my boots on it.”
- 2
To suppose; to dare say.
“I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
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