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How to pronounce wager in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bet, stake, stakes
Type of gamble
Has types jackpot, kitty, pool, ante, pot
Type Words
Synonyms bet
Type of anticipate, promise, prognosticate, predict, call, foretell, forebode
Type Words
Synonyms bet, play
Type of gamble
Has types stake, back, bet on, gage, game, play, punt, raise, see
Verb group play
Derivation wagerer
Type Words
Synonyms bet
Type of gaming, play, gambling
Has types superfecta, exacta, daily double, parimutuel, parlay, perfecta, place bet

Examples of wager

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If you do, as much as he says he loves you, I'd wager he'll insist on a pre-nup.
From the businessweek.com
We reserve the right to refuse the whole or part of any wager at our discretion.
From the mearcade.metro.co.uk
So what are your thoughts on a sole $2 pass line wager backed up with 100X odds?
From the freep.com
He also decided to return to last year's wager that financial stocks would fall.
From the bloomberg.com
They'll have special tournaments that more experience players can wager more in.
From the techcrunch.com
I would wager I am more excited for these Games than for either of the previous.
From the london2012.blogs.nytimes.com
Black Gold does not, it would seem safe to wager, hail a new age in Arab cinema.
From the guardian.co.uk
I made a wager this weekend while I was at a Liberty Fund conference in Chicago.
From the economist.com
I'll wager that if you ask them, they'll say they are alive today because of it.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Bet: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
  • Bet: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
  • Bet: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
  • Stake: the money risked on a gamble
  • The Japanese animation television series Death Note, is based on the manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ...
  • The Wager is a 1998 short film, running approximately 19 minutes. The film was directed by Aaron Woodley, and it starred Peter Blais, Barclay Hope, and Valerie Boyle. Denise Cronenberg was the film's executive producer.
  • The Wager is a 2007 Christian drama film, directed by Judson Pearce Morgan. It stars Randy Travis, Jude Ciccolella and Candace Cameron Bure. It was based on the novel The Wager by Bill Myers. Billy DaMota did casting for the film.
  • (Wagering) Gambling is the of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period.
  • Wu0105gry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rogu00F3w, within Brzeziny County, u0141u00F3du017A Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2u00A0mi) south of Rogu00F3w, 9u00A0km (6u00A0mi) east of Brzeziny, and 28u00A0km (17u00A0mi) east of the regional capital u0141u00F3du017A.