wager

Meanings

Plural: wagers

Noun

the act of gambling
the money risked on a gamble
A bet; a stake; a pledge.
The subject of a bet.
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.
An offer to make oath.
Agent noun of wage; one who wages.

Verb

stake on the outcome of an issue
maintain with or as if with a bet
To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
To suppose; to dare say.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wajour, wageour, wager, from Old Northern French wageure, from wagier (“to pledge”) (compare Old French guagier, whence modern French gager and contemporary Walloon wadjî), ultimately from Frankish *waddjōn (“to pledge”), from Frankish *wadi ~ *waddī (“pledge”). See also wage.

Synonyms

bet, lay odds, play, stake, stakes

Scrabble Score: 9

wager is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wager is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wager is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

wager is a valid Words With Friends word