wager

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wa⋅ger

[wey-jer]

–noun

1.	something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.

2.	the act of betting.

3.	the subject or terms of a bet.

4.	Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.

6.	History/Historical. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to make or offer a wager; bet.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME wajour, wager solemn pledge < AF wageure, equiv. to wage(r) to pledge (see wage ) + -ure -ure

Related forms:

wa⋅ger⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. stake, hazard, risk. 5. stake, venture.

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wa·ger (wā'jər)

1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
Something staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet. See Synonyms at bet.
Archaic A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case.

v.   wa·gered, wa·ger·ing, wa·gers

v.   tr.
To risk or stake (an amount or a possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.
v.   intr.
To make a bet.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wageure, from Old North French wagier, to pledge, from wage, pledge; see wage.]
wa'ger·er n.

Word Origin & History

wager (n.)

1303, from Anglo-Fr. wageure, from O.N.Fr. wagier "to pledge" (see wage (n.)). The verb is first recorded 1602.

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