Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to wagers; betting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
- adjective (Com.) See Wager policy, under
Policy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
wager . - noun An amount wagered.
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Examples
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King's Landing had no reason to love the Lannisters, though Jaime himself had always been a favorite of the smallfolk ... if only because the cleverer ones had won a deal of coin wagering on him.
Trial of Seven grrm 2010
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He knew it, too, he knew he was on death watch, and that certain wagering individuals would profit from his death.
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"He's transcended the way golf wagering is evolving," Sherman said.
USATODAY.com - Like Tiger in the Open? So does everyone else 2001
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“Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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“Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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“Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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King's Landing had no reason to love the Lannisters, though Jaime himself had always been a favorite of the smallfolk... if only because the cleverer ones had won a deal of coin wagering on him.
Trial of Seven grrm 2010
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The game, which also involved the counting words and this thing called wagering, had aroused great excitement, and Ayla was fascinated.
The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985
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Implied volatility for S&P 500 contracts betting on 10 percent losses has risen 11.74 points higher than calls wagering on 10 percent gains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Implied volatility for S&P 500 contracts betting on 10 percent losses has risen 11.74 points higher than calls wagering on 10 percent gains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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