wager
To bet something; to put it up as collateralTo bet something; to put it up as collateral.
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2 senses(transitive)To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
I'd wager my boots on it.
wetten, wetten
maintain with or as if with a bet
(figuratively, intransitive)To suppose; to dare say.
I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.
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. — Ooneykcall
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! — giefingl
What's the minimum wager?
deWas ist der Mindesteinsatz? — Yorwba
I've wagered everything I own.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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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Forms
wagers, wagering, wagered, wageredSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.