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1 wager
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wager boat — noun A light boat for a race between single scullers • • • Main Entry: ↑wager … Useful english dictionary
wager — noun & verb more formal term for bet. Origin ME (also in the sense solemn pledge ): from Anglo Norman Fr. wageure, from wager to wage … English new terms dictionary
wager of battle — noun historical a form of trial by which someone s guilt or innocence was decided by personal combat between the parties or their champions … English new terms dictionary
wager of law — noun historical a form of trial in which the defendant was required to produce witnesses who would swear to his or her innocence … English new terms dictionary
wager policy — noun : a marine insurance policy covering property in which the insured does not possess an insurable interest capable of legal proof … Useful english dictionary
wager — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo French wageure, from *wager Date: 14th century 1. a. something (as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event ; stake b. something on which bets are laid ; gamble < do a stunt … New Collegiate Dictionary
wager — [[t]we͟ɪʤə(r)[/t]] wagers, wagering, wagered 1) VERB If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or… … English dictionary
wager — I UK [ˈweɪdʒə(r)] / US [ˈweɪdʒər] noun [countable] Word forms wager : singular wager plural wagers an agreement to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result of a competition or other event II UK [ˈweɪdʒə(r)] / US [ˈweɪdʒər] verb… … English dictionary
wager of battle — Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin vadiatio duelli : trial by battle defiant men, accepting the wager of battle D.D.Martin * * * wager of battle noun (law; historical) Trial by combat, a usage which permitted the accused and accuser, in… … Useful english dictionary
wager — wa|ger1 [ weıdʒər ] noun count an agreement to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result of a competition or other event: BET wager wa|ger 2 [ weıdʒər ] verb transitive to agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wager — 1 noun (C) old fashioned an agreement in which you win or lose money according to the result of something such as a race bet 2 (1) 2 verb (T) old fashioned 1 to agree to win or lose an amount of money on the result of something such as a race:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English