Wager vs. Bet
Wagernoun
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
Wagernoun
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
Wagernoun
(legal) 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.
Wagernoun
(legal) An offer to make oath.
Wagernoun
Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
Wagerverb
(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral
Wagerverb
To suppose; to dare say.
Wagernoun
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
Wagernoun
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.
Wagernoun
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
Wagerverb
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.
Wagerverb
To make a bet; to lay a wager.
Wagernoun
the act of gambling;
Wagernoun
the money risked on a gamble
Wagerverb
stake on the outcome of an issue;
Wagerverb
maintain with or as if with a bet;
Wagernoun
more formal term for bet
Wagerverb
more formal term for bet
Betnoun
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Betnoun
A degree of certainty.
Betnoun
alternative form of beth
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Betverb
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Betverb
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
Betpreposition
(knitting) between
Betnoun
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
Bet
imp. & p. p. of Beat.
Betadjective
An early form of Better.
Betnoun
the money risked on a gamble
Betnoun
the act of gambling;
Betverb
maintain with or as if with a bet;
Betverb
stake on the outcome of an issue;
Betverb
have faith or confidence in;
Betverb
risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game
Betverb
risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event
Betverb
used to express certainty
Betnoun
an act of betting a sum of money
Betnoun
a sum of money staked
Betnoun
a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success
Betnoun
one's opinion about a future event
