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wager a dollar to a doughnut

wager a dollar to a doughnut is the alternative form of bet a dollar to a doughnut.

Meaning of bet a dollar to a doughnut

Verb

bet a dollar to a doughnut (third-person singular simple present bets a dollar to a doughnut, present participle betting a dollar to a doughnut, simple past and past participle bet a dollar to a doughnut)

  1. (figuratively, humorous, mildly) To declare with confidence.
    • I bet a dollar to a doughnut that fellow Lopez sold us out.1911, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 19, in Captain Scraggs

Forms of wager a dollar to a doughnut

third-person singular presentwagers a dollar to a doughnut
present participlewagering a dollar to a doughnut
past participlewagered a dollar to a doughnut
pastwagered a dollar to a doughnut

Questions about wager a dollar to a doughnut

What is wager a dollar to a doughnut the alternative form of?
Wager a dollar to a doughnut is the alternative form of bet a dollar to a doughnut.

Words near wager a dollar to a doughnut in the dictionary

  1. Wageningen
  2. Wagenknecht
  3. Wagenknechts
  4. wager
  5. wager a dollar to a donut
  6. wager a dollar to a doughnut
  7. wager of battel
  8. wager of battle
  9. wager of law
  10. wager-boat
  11. wager-boats

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