/ˈweɪdʒər/
wager
BrE /ˈweɪdʒə(r)/
NAmE /ˈweɪdʒər/
(old-fashioned or formal)
an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event
SYN bet
wager
BrE /ˈweɪdʒə(r)/
NAmE /ˈweɪdʒər/
(old-fashioned or formal)
[I, T]
to bet money
SYN bet
~ on sth
She always wagered on an outsider.
~ sth (on sth)
to wager £50 on a horse
~ sth/sb that…
I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.
[T]
~ (that)…
used to say that you are so confident that sth is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it
SYN bet
I’ll wager that she knows more about it than she’s saying.