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Definitions for Wagering
[1] something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
[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.
[5] to risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.
[6] History/Historical . to pledge oneself to (battle) for the decision of a cause.
[7] to make or offer a wager; bet.
[8] an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter
[9] an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event
[10] wager of battle (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
[11] wager of law English legal history a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
[12] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter
[13] (tr) history to pledge oneself to (battle)
Words related to Wagering
wagerbet, speculate, gamble, play, plunge, hunch, pledge, challenge, pot, stake, hazard, action, flyer, venture, ante, handle, hedge, parlay, chunk, risk
Words nearby Wagering
wagerwage earner, wage incentive, wage scale, wage slave, wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wages council, wages of sin, the, wageworker, wagga
Origin of Wagering
1275–1325; Middle English wajour, wager solemn pledge < Anglo-French wageure, equivalent to wage(r ) to pledge (see wage) + -ure -ure
Other words from Wagering
wa·ger·er , noun
re·wa·ger , verb, noun
su·per·wa·ger , noun
un·wa·gered , adjective
Word origin for Wagering
C14: from Anglo-French wageure a pledge, from Old Northern French wagier to pledge; see wage
Synonyms for Wagering
bet, action, ante, challenge, chunk, flyer, gamble, handle, hazard, hedge, hunch, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, risk, stake, toss-up, venture, fifty-fifty, fighting chance, long shot, odds on, outside chance