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Word: Wager
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈweɪdʒə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
risk (a sum of money or valued item) against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event; bet
Short Definition:bet
Examples:- a total of $770,700 was wagered by fans at other sites on the track
- I'll wager half my winnings on it
- everyone will be able to make single bets, rather than having to wager on three matches
Definition:
used to express certainty
Short Definition:expressing certainty
Examples:- I'll wager she makes that trip to Virginia
- I'd wager that the results would be better than those achieved through traditional methods
Word: Wager
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈweɪdʒə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of betting a sum of money on the outcome of an unpredictable event
Short Definition:act of betting sum of money
Examples:- they have made a wager on who will win tonight
- Rose placed a wager on a jockey she knew
- Ben makes a wager that he can make a girl fall in love with him in 10 days
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