WAGER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from *~ Date: 14th century 1. something (as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event ; stake , something on which bets are laid ; gamble , an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1602 intransitive verb to make a bet, transitive verb to risk or venture on a final outcome, ~er noun