wager meaning

EN[-eɪdʒə(ɹ)]
US

WWager

Wager can refer to:
Gambling
A scientific wager
A legal wager under the Roman legal system
WAGR syndrome - a rare genetic syndrome

NounPLwagers
1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
VerbSGwagersPRwageringPT, PPwagered
1. (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
  1. I'd wager my boots on it.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.
  - Carelessly wagering his allowance led him to ruin. ( gerund )
  - Certain wagering individuals would profit from the outcome. ( adjectival )

Meaning of wager for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "wager" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and an agent noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
  - Agent nouns
2. Verbs
  - Intransitive verbs
  - Transitive verbs

Difficultness: Level 3

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Definiteness: Level 7

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