wager

名词 wager:

1. the act of gambling
   同义词：bet
2. the money risked on a gamble
   同义词：stake, stakes, bet

动词 wager:

1. stake on the outcome of an issue
   同义词：bet, play
2. maintain with or as if with a bet
   同义词：bet

1. A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.
   赌博、打赌或其它投机的冒险
2. I'll wager you that he won't come.
   我敢和你打赌他保证不会来。
3. You won't find better goods anywhere else, I'll wager.
   你到哪儿也找不到比这个更好的货物，我敢打赌。
4. Would you care to have a small wager on the game?
   你愿意在这场比赛上下个小赌注吗？

wa.ger

n.（名词）
Games
【游戏】
An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
赌注：为一件未决事情的结果，每一个赌者保证给别人一定数额的一个约定
A matter bet on; a gamble.
赌物：被赌的东西；赌物
Something staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet.See Synonyms at bet
赌金：在一个未决定的结果上赌的东西；赌博参见 bet
Archaic A pledge of personal combat to resolve an issue or a case.
【古语】 誓约：用私人决斗来解决一个问题或案子的誓约
v.（动词）
wa.gered,wa.ger.ing,wa.gers
v.tr.（及物动词）
To risk or stake (an amount or a possession) on an uncertain outcome; bet.
打赌：在一个未定的结果上下注或赌（一定数额或财产）；赌博
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a bet.
赌博

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Anglo-Norman wageure
源自 英法语 wageure
from Old North French wagier [to pledge]
源自 古法国北方方言 wagier [发誓]
from wage [pledge] * see wage
源自 wage [誓约] *参见 wage

【引伸】
wa.gerer
n.（名词）