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Synonyms
wa·ger (wā́jər)

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wageure, from Old North French wagier, to pledge, from wage, pledge; see wage.]

noun 

    1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
    2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
  2. Something staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet. See synonyms at bet
  3. Archaic A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case.

verb: -gered, -ger·ing, -gers. 

transitive verb 

To risk or stake (an amount or a possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.

intransitive verb 

To make a bet.

derivatives

wáger·er
noun