Wager

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English

Noun

Wager (plural Wagers)

  1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
  2. A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
  3. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.

Translations

a stake; a pledge

an agreement

the subject of a bet

Verb

to wager

  1. To put something up as collateral

Translations

fr:wager zh:wager

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