wager

n.

1. 1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
   2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
2. Something staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet. See synonyms at bet.
3. Archaic. A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or case.

v., -gered, -ger·ing, -gers.

v.tr.

To risk or stake (an amount or a possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.

v.intr.

To make a bet.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman wageure, from Old North French wagier, to pledge, from wage, pledge. See wage.]

wagerer wa'ger·er n.

noun

1. A venture depending on chance: bet, gamble, risk, speculation. See gambling.
2. Something risked on an uncertain outcome: ante, bet, pot, stake (often used in plural). See gambling.

verb

1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation: bet, gamble, lay¹ (down), post², put, risk, stake, venture. Informal go. See gambling.
2. To make a bet: bet, gamble, game, lay¹, play. Idioms: put one's money on something. See gambling.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - væddemål, indsats
v. tr. - vædde, sætte på spil
v. intr. - vædde, sætte på spil

Nederlands (Dutch)
(inzet van) weddenschap, wedden, op het spel zetten

Français (French)
n. - mise, pari
v. tr. - parier
v. intr. - faire un pari

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wette
v. - wetten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στοίχημα
v. - στοιχηματίζω, βάζω στοίχημα, διακυβεύω

Italiano (Italian)
scommettere, posta, scommessa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aposta (f)
v. - apostar

Русский (Russian)
пари, ставка, держать пари, ставить на что-л., рисковать

Español (Spanish)
n. - apuesta, prenda
v. tr. - apostar, arriesgar, aventurar
v. intr. - apostar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vad
v. - slå vad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赌, 赌物, 赌博, 下赌注, 保证, 打赌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 賭, 賭物, 賭博
v. tr. - 下賭注, 保證
v. intr. - 打賭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 노름, 내기에 건 것, 내기를 하는 사람
v. tr. - (내기에) 걸다, 보증하다
v. intr. - 걸다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賭け, 賭け金, 賭けたもの
v. - 賭ける, …であると賭ける, 保証する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطر, مراهنه, رهان (فعل) يراهن, يخاطر على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התערבות, הימור‬
v. tr. - ‮הימר, הימר על‬
v. intr. - ‮התערב על‬

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