I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
make
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Hubris, to have made the wager . ` Mr Quinn, your job is secure.
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Say you made your wager at odds of 40-1.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For instance, on a question involving the law of wagers, there is generally no need to discuss what is a wager.
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He also happened to have a wager on the outcome of the football game.
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Hours before the announcement, large wagers were placed in favour of his son William becoming next king.
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It did not matter that her wager was only five dollars.
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Say you made your wager at odds of 40-1.
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Sherlock explained the wager , and the answer Summerlee had given us.
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Volunteering a wager was unprecedented, therefore highly suspicious.
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Wednesday midnight the wager is up.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And estimates are that players wager $ 8 billion a year at the tables, although no one knows for sure.
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Every year, a staggering £80m is wagered on this spectacular racing phenomenon.
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I'd wager that, if anything, people's tastes are getting more diverse these days than they used to be.
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Some one up there must have wagered a few bob on them for another Grand Slam.
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There may be considerable scepticism about Pascal's case for always wagering on the outsider if the odds are high enough.