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    wager
    I
    wa‧ger1 /ˈweɪdʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Anglo-French
     Origin: wageure, from Old North French wagier; ⇨ wage2
    an agreement in which you win or lose money according to the result of something such as a race
       SYN  bet

    II
    wager2 verb [transitive] old-fashioned
    1. to agree to win or lose an amount of money on the result of something such as a race
       SYN  gamble
        wager something on something
        Stipes wagered all his money on an unknown horse.
    2. I’ll wager used to say that you are confident that something is true