Word Meaning

wager definition and meaning

v. t. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
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.
v. t. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
v. t. To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.
v. i. To make a bet; to lay a wager.

Crossword clues for wager

- A bet
- Bet
- Gambling stake
- Hard-earned cash
- Stake