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Meanings of wager in inglés

portugués
aposta
catalán
aposta
español
postura

The money risked on a gamble.

postura
portugués
jogar
catalán
apostar
español
hacer una apuesta

Stake on the outcome of an issue.

Related terms
hacer una apuesta
Usage of wager in inglés
1
In particular the conversation incident to the canal-boat wager was disturbing him.
Clayhanger
2
And I'll wager there are some areas where that's not true, Mr.
The Postman
3
Player Number Four, you have passed through successfully and won your wager.
The nomad
4
There is an ideal stake-the successful player-and a mundane stake-the actual wager.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
5
But I will wager there is not a hint in the book.
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885)
6
There was a pretty little scene in which the wager was paid.
Merton of the Movies
7
I'll wager you forced it on the other group beforehand as well.
Terminal
8
And the Black Rogue paid him the hundred marks of his wager.
The Lilac Fairy Book
9
Almost three decades later, she's still waiting to collect on that wager.
The Irish Times
10
The wager was accepted, and the piece of money marked and secreted.
A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals
11
The month is past, and with it the wager at an end.
The Precipice
12
CAPTAIN His brain is turned; I cannot with honour accept his wager.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
13
Whatever you were doing, I'll wager you were up to no good.
For the love of mike
14
The time imposed upon the fulfilment of this wager was six months.
The Voice in the Fog
15
There is no mystery in the matter, no subject for a wager.
Vellenaux / A Novel
16
Is it possible, finally, to argue for a sort of anti-Pascal wager?
The god delusion
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Translations for wager
Wager through the time
Wager across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common