wa·ger

noun

/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/

/ˈweɪdʒər/

(old-fashioned or formal)

an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event打赌 synonym bet
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’.

verb

/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/

/ˈweɪdʒər/

(old-fashioned or formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wager	/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/ /ˈweɪdʒər/
he / she / it wagers	/ˈweɪdʒəz/ /ˈweɪdʒərz/
past simple wagered	/ˈweɪdʒəd/ /ˈweɪdʒərd/
past participle wagered	/ˈweɪdʒəd/ /ˈweɪdʒərd/
-ing form wagering	/ˈweɪdʒərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪdʒərɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to bet money打赌；押（赌注） synonym bet
- wager on something She always wagered on an outsider.她总是把赌注押在不大可能获胜的马上。
- wager something (on something) to wager £50 on a horse在一匹马上押 50 英镑的赌注
- wager something/somebody that… I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.我下了大赌注打赌我会赢他。
[transitive] wager (that)… used to say that you are so confident that something is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it打赌；打包票 synonym bet
- I'll wager that she knows more about it than she's saying.我敢打赌，她知道的比她说的要多。

Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘solemn pledge’): from Anglo-Norman French wageure, from wager ‘to wage’.