Wager Definition
wājər
wagered, wagering, wagers
noun
wagers
Webster's New World
An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
American Heritage
A matter bet on; a gamble.
American Heritage
A pledge to do something or abide by an outcome.
Webster's New World
A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case.
American Heritage
verb
wagered, wagering, wagers
Webster's New World
To risk or stake (an amount or possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.
American Heritage
To make a bet.
American Heritage
(intransitive, figuratively) To daresay.
I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.
Wiktionary
Origin of Wager
-
From Anglo-Norman wageure, from Old Northern French wagier "to pledge" (compare Old French guagier, whence modern French gager). See also wage.
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English from Anglo-Norman wageure from Old North French wagier to pledge from wage pledge wage
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From the verb, to wage + -er.
From Wiktionary
Wager Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to wager using the buttons below.