wager 的 3 个定义
- something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
- the act of betting.
- the subject or terms of a bet.
- Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.
- to risk on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.
- History/Historical. to pledge oneself to for the decision of a cause.
- to make or offer a wager; bet.
wager 近义词
money or something gambled
bet money or something else in a gamble
更多wager例句
- After all, states have bet big on betting and, in most cases, are still waiting for the long-shot wager to pay off.
- When bets are structured this way, if you win one, the likelihood of winning the next wager increases.
- Alas, the ships are late, the wager falls apart, and the merchant has to pay up.
- With vaccines the wager is much simpler—it is indeed more like Pascal’s original wager.
- So here are few things to keep in mind as you go about making your wagers this week — or even just trying to impress your friends.
- Since Nestdrop continues to do so as of this writing, they wager a tense gamble that the odds will be in their favor.
- But I would wager that Sherrard would agree on the need to address income inequality.
- He developed a heuristic for betting on Daily Doubles (which resulted in a wager of $5, the minimum allowed).
- A messenger bettor is a person who places a wager for the benefit of another for compensation.
- It seems incongruous that such a self-styled truth teller should wager his liberty on a godfather like Correa.
- Sir Herbert's squire, Thomas du Bois, joined in his master's confident wager.
- I am not only sure he hasn't, but I would wager that he wants to change her grave simply in order to have one more look at her.
- Ill wager that he sees a way to make money out of Lil Pendleton, or he wouldnt stand for it.
- Ill wager that greasy foreigner has got a wife and ten childrenand neglects them.
- Such a contract may be a wager, which is forbidden by law, or it may be legal, as we shall soon learn.