wager

v. bet; gamble

n. bet, something staked; gamble, venture

Wager can refer to:GamblingA scientific wagerA legal wager under the Roman legal system
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Noun
1. the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
(synonym) bet
(hypernym) gambling, gaming, play
(hyponym) daily double
(derivation) bet, play
2. the money risked on a gamble
(synonym) stake, stakes, bet
(hypernym) gamble
(hyponym) pot, jackpot, kitty
(part-holonym) pool
(derivation) bet, play
Verb
1. stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
(synonym) bet, play
(hypernym) gamble
(hyponym) bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt
(verb-group) play
(derivation) stake, stakes, bet
2. maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
(synonym) bet
(hypernym) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
(derivation) bet

n. weigher, one who weighs

(v. t.)
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
  

(v. t.)
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
  

(v. t.)
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
To make a bet; to lay a wager.