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wagering

wagering is the present participle and gerund of wager.

Meaning of wager

Verb

wager (third-person singular simple present wagers, present participle wagering, simple past and past participle wagered)

  1. (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
    • I'd wager my boots on it.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To suppose; to dare say.
    • I'll wager that Johnson knows something about all this.
    Synonyms:
    lay odds

See all 7 meanings of wager

Noun

wagering (plural wagerings)

  1. An amount wagered.
    • His repeated wagerings of his allowances led him to ruin.

Forms of wagering

pluralwagerings

Questions about wagering

What does wagering mean?
Wagering means an amount wagered.
What is wagering the present participle and gerund of?
Wagering is the present participle and gerund of wager.
What part of speech is wagering?
Wagering is a noun.
What is the plural of wagering?
The plural of wagering is wagerings.

Words near wagering in the dictionary

  1. wager-boats
  2. wagerable
  3. wagered
  4. wagerer
  5. wagerers
  6. wagering
  7. wagerings
  8. wagers
  9. wagers of battel
  10. wagers of battle
  11. wagery

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