Definition of wager

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Wager (v. i.) To make a bet; to lay a wager.

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Thimblerig :: Thimblerig (v. t.) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick..
Wager :: Wager (v. t.) 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..
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To lay, as a stake; to wager..
Wager :: Wager (v. i.) To make a bet; to lay a wager.
Play :: Play (v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball..
Split :: Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created..
Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..
Revie :: Revie (v. t.) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager..
Battel :: Battel (n.) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager..
Staktometer :: Stakeholder (n.) The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Gage :: Gage (n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.
Wagered :: Wagered (imp. & p. p.) of Wage.
Wager :: Wager (v. t.) That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
Dowagerism :: Dowagerism (n.) The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively..
Ley :: Ley (v. t. & i.) To lay; to wager.
Go :: Go (v. t.) To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling..
Vie :: Vie (v. t.) To stake; to wager.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. i.) To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on.
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge..
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