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Definition of: wager
(wā′jər) v.t. & v.i.
To stake (something) on an uncertain event; bet.
—noun
1. An agreement between persons that something, as money, shall be delivered over to one of them on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event; a bet.
2. The thing so pledged.
3. The act of giving a pledge. [<AF wageure <wagier. See WAGE.]
—wa′ger·er noun
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