wager
/ˈweɪdʒər/
noun
- An agreement to risk money or something valuable on the outcome of an event; a bet.
- The wager was a simple dinner at their favorite restaurant.
- They made a friendly wager about who could finish the puzzle first.
- He placed a wager on the horse race.
verb
- To risk money or something valuable on the outcome of an event; to bet.
- I wager ten dollars that it will rain tomorrow.
- She wagered her entire allowance on the game.
- They wagered a night of chores on the soccer match.
- To be very confident that something is true (used in phrases like 'I wager').
- I wager you've never tried sushi before.
- I wager he forgot about the meeting again.
- She'll be late, I wager.