Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wager
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Wager
wager
~1 n old-fashioned an agreement in which you win or lose money according to the result of something such as a race bet2 (1) ~2 v old-fashioned 1 to agree to win or lose an amount of money on the result of something such as a race (wager sth on) (Stipes wagered all his money on an unknown horse.) 2 I'll wager used to say that you are so sure that something is true that you are willing to risk money on it (I'll wager that boy's never worked in his life!)
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(wagers, wagering, wagered) 1. If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. (JOURNALISM) Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them... Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship. = bet, gamble VERB: V on n, V n on n • Wager is also a noun. There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the Bishop announced his retirement. N-COUNT 2. If you say that you will wager that something is the case, you mean you are confident that it is the case. She was willing to wager that he didn’t own the apartment he lived in... = bet VERB: V that ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *~ Date: 14th century 1. a. something (as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event ; stake b. something on which bets are laid ; gamble do a stunt as a ~ 2. archaic an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1602 intransitive verb to make a bet transitive verb to risk or venture on a final outcome; specifically to lay as a gamble ; bet ~ $5 on a horse • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v.tr. & intr. = BET. Phrases and idioms wager of battle hist. an ancient form of trial by personal combat between the parties or their champions. wager of law hist. a form of trial in which the defendant was required to produce witnesses who would swear to his or her innocence. Etymology: ME f. AF wageure f. wager (as WAGE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. пари; ставка; заклад to lay a wager —- биться об заклад to win a wager —- выиграть (пари) 2. держать пари, биться об заклад 3. ставить (на что-л.) to wager five shillings on a horse —- поставить пять шиллингов на лошадь 4. ставить на карту (жизнь и т. п.); подвергать риску; рисковать (чем-л.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
1. noun пари; ставка - lay a wager 2. v. 1) держать пари 2) рисковать (чем-л.) 3) ставить на что-л., кого-л. (on); Ive wagered all my money on the third race. Would you wager much money on Jim? - wager on Syn: see venture WAGER on полагаться на что-л.; You simply cant wager on the weather in England. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1303, from Anglo-Fr. wageure, from O.N.Fr. wagier "to pledge" (see wage). The verb is first recorded 1602. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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