wager
noun
1. the act of gambling
Similar word(s): bet
Definition categories: act, gambling, gaming, play
2. the money risked on a gamble
Similar word(s): bet, stake, stakes
Definition categories: possession, gamble
verb
1. stake on the outcome of an issue
Definition categories: competition, gamble
2. maintain with or as if with a bet
Similar word(s): bet
Definition categories: communication, anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise
Sentences with wager as a verb:
- I'd wager my boots on it.
- I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.