wager
A bet; a stake; a pledgeA bet; a stake; a pledge.
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Meaning
4 sensesA bet; a stake; a pledge.
Wette, Einsatz, Pfand
ста́вкаstávka
ста́вкаstávka
The subject of a bet.
Wetteinsatz
ста́вкаstávka
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.
An offer to make oath.
- the act of gambling
- the money risked on a gamble
Examples
10 sentencesWhat did Tom wager?
If you want to win a wager, bet against me in a major.
ruХочешь выиграть спор – поставь против меня на мэйджоре.
Phileas Fogg had won his wager. He had made his journey around the world in eighty days!
dePhileas Fogg hatte die Wette gewonnen. Er hatte diese Reise um die Welt in achtzig Tagen unternommen!
What's the minimum wager?
deWas ist der Mindesteinsatz?
I've wagered everything I own.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wajour, wageour, wager, from Old Northern French wageure, from wagierFrom 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.
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