wager — wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wager — can refer to:* Gambling * A scientific wager * A legal wager under the Roman legal systemPeopleGiven name*Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834 – December 18, 1902), American military Governorurname*Charles Wager (1666 1743), British Admiral *Gregg… … Wikipedia
wager — index bet, gamble, lottery, parlay (bet), pawn, risk, speculate (chance), spe … Law dictionary
Wäger — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hermann Wäger (1883–1942), deutscher Politiker Roman Wäger (* 1963), Schweizer Eishockeyspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort beze … Deutsch Wikipedia
wager — [n] money or something gambled action, ante*, bet, challenge, chunk, fifty fifty*, fighting chance*, flyer*, gamble, handle, hazard, hedge, hunch, long shot*, odds on*, outside chance*, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot*, risk, stake, toss up,… … New thesaurus
Wager — Wa ger, v. i. To make a bet; to lay a wager. [1913 Webster] T was merry when You wagered on your angling. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wager — Wager, 1) große Bai an der nordwestlichen Küste der Hudsonsbai in Britisch Nordamerika; in sie ergießen sich einige Flüsse u. an ihr wohnen Eskimoer; sie ist reich an Wallfischen; 2) größter der hier mündenden Flüsse, ist ziemlich breit u. tief,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
wager — [wā′jər] n. [ME < NormFr wageure < wagier: see WAGE] 1. BET1 (n. 1 & 2) 2. Archaic a pledge to do something or abide by an outcome: esp. in wager of battle, a challenge by a defendant to prove his innocence by personal combat vt., vi. BET … English World dictionary
wager — wa ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {wagered} (w[=a] j[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {wagering}.] To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some eventuality; to lay; to stake; to bet. [1913 Webster] And wagered with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wager — *bet, stake, pot, ante … New Dictionary of Synonyms
