wagering

verb

present participle of wager
as in betting
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Recent Examples of wagering The smart money is wagering the phone call can finally be made to scale. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Instead of sports, though, women are wagering on their knowledge of pop culture. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 1 July 2026 His customers, like most sports bettors, were generally bad at gambling, prone to wagering on the wrong team, with the wrong point spread. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 But those details apparently doesn’t matter to some bettors, causing a notable uptick in wagering on that matchup taking place. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 The Post also analyzed the money spent to show how much people are wagering, which sports are most popular for betting, and how much revenue sportsbooks are earning. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Amazon is wagering that a half-price membership can manufacture loyalty among a cohort that has more financial anxiety than any before it, and less brand allegiance to show for it. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Backdoor betting refers to wagering through less regulated channels like prediction markets, rather than highly regulated state casinos and sportsbooks. — Matt Motta, The Conversation, 16 June 2026 Illinois classifies Kalshi and other prediction markets as unlicensed sports wagering operators offering the same bets as sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel, but without paying taxes or adhering to reporting standards. — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagering
  1. betting
  2. putting
  3. gambling
Verb
  • Leaders making these cuts now are betting on which outcome arrives.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of betting
Verb
  • Belgium was on the front foot from the start, taking six shots and putting two on target in the first eight minutes before going ahead on De Ketelaere’s first goal in the ninth minute.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • A week later, the TPUSA board unanimously voted to install Erika as their new chief executive, putting her at the forefront of his advocacy efforts.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • The Sunday Times has reported claims about Farage’s financial relationship with George Cottrell, an aristocratic, crypto-gambling entrepreneur and on-off aide to the Reform UK leader.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The rise of prediction markets has set off dozens of legal battles pitting the tech companies against state gaming officials, who insist the sites are gambling under a different name.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 30 June 2026
Definition of gambling

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“Wagering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagering. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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