wager
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈweɪdʒər/
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apuesta
- Would you like to place a small wager on the outcome of the game?
- make a wager
You'll put down your wagers and then I will read the question.
- You'll put down your wagers and then I will read the question.
- We had a conversation and we settled on a wager.
- Now, if you're with someone right now and you want to make that bet, you want to make the one day wager.
- So we made a place where we could have a long bet, meaning more than two years about some socially significant wager.
- And the results of this wager are, you know, where we are today.
- First, we have to go over what Pascal's Wager actually amounted to.
- So Pascal looks at this as a wager.
- One is bad immediately, one is possibly bad later, which sounds like Pascal's wager to me.
Examples
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Would you... care to make a friendly wager?
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I propose a contest-- no, a wager.
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Would you like to place a little wager on it?
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About that little wager of yours?
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How about a little wager?
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I will make you a wager.
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- How about a little wager on this weekend's game?
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Well, I believe I'll take part in that wager.
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So get your cards ready and make some wagers based on your knowledge about all natural beauty products.
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Our contestants have written down their wagers on these scishow cards.
Synonyms
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1.4
Money that you risk on the result of an event
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4.7
Money risked on a bet or game
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3.9
Risking money on a game or event to win money
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3.7
Money risked when people bet or play games
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Wager comes from an old word meaning 'pledge' or 'something you put up to show you mean it', so think of it like an old pledge made with money. So a wager is the money or thing you risk on the result of an event.