wager
1. wa.ger \'wa--j*r\ n [ME, pledge, bet, fr. AF wageure, fr. ONF wagier to pledge] 1a: something risked on an uncertain event : STAKE 1b: something on which bets are laid : GAMBLE archaic 2: an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action 2. wager \'wa-j-(*-)rin\ \'wa--j*r-*r\ vb or wa.ger.ing : to hazard on an issue : RISK, VENTURE; specif : t o lay as a gamble : to make a bet - wa.ger.er n