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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