wager

CEFRB2

/ˈweɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money or something else risked on the result of an event.

  2. 02

    verb

    To risk money or something else on an uncertain result.

Examples

  • I'm no betting man, but I'd take that wager.

  • If you want to win a wager, bet against me in a major.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwæɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. The subject of a bet.

  3. A bet; a stake; a pledge.

More examples

In context

  • I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.

  • What's the minimum wager?

  • I'd wager my boots on it.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wajour, wageour, wager, from Old Northern French wageure, from wagier (“to pledge”) (compare Old French guagier, whence modern French gager and contemporary Walloon wadjî), ultimately from Frankish *waddjōn (“to pledge”), from Frankish *wadi ~ *waddī (“pledge”). See also wage.