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noun

ˈwā-jər

Definition of wager

as in stake

the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event lost her wager when the horse dropped out of the race

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verb

as in to bet

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Bet365 is offering new users a chance to earn $200 in bonus bets from a $10 wager on any of the games. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 This isn’t the first time the Milwaukee Art Museum has been involved in an art/sports crossover wager. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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Underdog is offering new users a chance to wager on the game tonight with promo code FOXNEWS. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Players and team and league personnel will not be allowed to wager on prediction markets, just as with the NBA’s sports betting rules. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wager

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Noun

Investors can buy and sell shares of the fund on the stock exchange, rather than having to secure a direct stake in those businesses.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Colossal owns a stake and licenses its technology to the startup.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stake

Verb

Smith is betting that in a market where every phone looks the same, the bigger risk is being boring.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
None of the four pillars of preparation—data, trust, value and adoption—requires a company to bet the business on robotics tomorrow.

— Rodrigo Madanes, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of bet

Verb

After the break, Colleyville Heritage wide receiver Trevi Preische’s 10-yard TD reception helped the Panthers make some progress, but a 23-yard score from Caldwell put Argyle’s lead back to three-scores.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Congress answered with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which put the Commerce Department in charge of commercial flight.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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