wagers

Noun

wager (plural wagers)

1. A bet; a stake; a pledge.
   • “This thicket was a singular, an exceedingly singular one. It was unusually dense. Within its naturally walled enclosure were three extraordinary stones, forming a seat with a back and footstool.… , whose boys were in the habit of closely examining the shrubberies about them in search of the bark...1842-43, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
2. The subject of a bet.
3. A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
   • Besides these Plates, the Wagers may be as the Persons please among themselves, but the Horses must be evidenced by good Testimonies to have been bred in Ireland.1673, Sir William Temple, Advancement of Trade in Ireland
4. An offer to make oath.

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