Definitions for Wager

Wager wa·ger

Spelling: [wey-jer]
IPA: /ˈweɪ dʒər/

Wager is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 53 anagrams from letters in Wager (aegrw).

Definitions for Wager

noun

  1. something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
  2. the act of betting.
  3. the subject or terms of a bet.
  4. Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.

verb (used with object)

  1. to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.
  2. History/Historical. to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make or offer a wager; bet.

Origin of Wager

1275-1325; Middle English wajour, wager solemn pledge Anglo-French wageure, equivalent to wage(r) to pledge (see wage) + -ure -ure

Examples for Wager

"I wanted to speak about that wager on Diablo," began Crane.

I wager that for this you would think me too an orator of a hundred parts.

Nilai, I saw his score, I knew he could and would try to wager and get ahead of me.

"I'll wager your mother would agree with me," suggested Linda.

Since Nestdrop continues to do so as of this writing, they wager a tense gamble that the odds will be in their favor.

A messenger bettor is a person who places a wager for the benefit of another for compensation.

Although I have lost my wager, he hath not yet lost the first prize.

I have gone ten foot, in a circ'lar di-rection, but that was for a wager.'

It seems incongruous that such a self-styled truth teller should wager his liberty on a godfather like Correa.

He developed a heuristic for betting on Daily Doubles (which resulted in a wager of $5, the minimum allowed).

Word Value for Wager
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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