Thesaurus results for WAGERS

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noun

plural of wager

as in stakes

the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event lost her wager when the horse dropped out of the race

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wagers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wager

as in bets

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Noun

Some wagers where the specific pitcher listed is not specified mean the bet has action regardless of who starts. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The point-shaving scheme resulted in more than $3 million in fraudulent wagers. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Jake bet early, late and often, ramping up the amounts and frequency of his wagers, chasing his losses with even bigger bets. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 Prominent platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket let users as young as 18 trade contracts on virtually anything, though most activity centers on sports wagers. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 The conflation is concerning because of the highly active behavior required to manage wagers on sports, unlike a long-term investment, Egan said. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks to a gambler who wagers his annual income; and examines how the online betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings – now the subjects of lawsuits regarding their design – interact with their customers. — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 That is the legal hook that does not exist on SafeBets, where no user ever wagers anything. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The wealth gap has political stakes, too That sense of waiting for an opportunity has electoral relevance.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Smaller experiments might include briefly leaving the phone at home, or making a low-stakes decision without asking others for reassurance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stakes

Verb

But that’s a problem in Bordeaux, a region that bets big on red wines aged in oak.

— Kate Dingwall, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
Told ‘no’ at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of bets

Verb

In big cities, people like this tend to pay rent, which often puts them—to borrow some Marxist terminology—in an antagonistic relationship with the local petite bourgeoisie.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
As Hal puts it the next morning, the chilling effect is very effective.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

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