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Meanings of wager in English
Synonyms
Examples for "stake"
Examples for "stake"
1
There is a public health issue at stake.' She eyed Clemens expectantly.
2
Others might still disagree, of course, particularly given what is at stake.
3
At current market prices the stake is worth about 1 billion euros.
4
Will Occupy return to stake out a new protest campground this year?
5
ChemChina bought a 12 percent stake in the trading house last year.
1
Really, though, your best bet for health is to just drink water.
2
It sure won't be a bet-the-company risk, he said at the time.
3
Government not best bet for property advice More double-talk from the Government.
4
And she said, 'I bet you're very good at maths, aren't you?'
5
Some members say the best bet is to encourage renewable energy production.
1
Stocks often rise in price when Berkshire reveals new or increased stakes.
2
The fact that it's an election year only heightens the political stakes.
3
Yet when it comes to climate change, the stakes are far higher.
4
Given how high the stakes are and protecting national security of countries.
5
Last year Cheryl was constantly one step ahead in the style stakes.
Usage of wager in English
1
In particular the conversation incident to the canal-boat wager was disturbing him.
2
And I'll wager there are some areas where that's not true, Mr.
3
Player Number Four, you have passed through successfully and won your wager.
4
There is an ideal stake-the successful player-and a mundane stake-the actual wager.
5
But I will wager there is not a hint in the book.
6
There was a pretty little scene in which the wager was paid.
7
I'll wager you forced it on the other group beforehand as well.
8
And the Black Rogue paid him the hundred marks of his wager.
9
Almost three decades later, she's still waiting to collect on that wager.
10
The wager was accepted, and the piece of money marked and secreted.
11
The month is past, and with it the wager at an end.
12
CAPTAIN His brain is turned; I cannot with honour accept his wager.
13
Whatever you were doing, I'll wager you were up to no good.
14
The time imposed upon the fulfilment of this wager was six months.
15
There is no mystery in the matter, no subject for a wager.
16
Is it possible, finally, to argue for a sort of anti-Pascal wager?
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Wager across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common