wagered

Put money down

Wagered is the past tense of wager, meaning to bet or stake something on an uncertain outcome: He wagered fifty dollars on the horse.

Beyond gambling, wager extends to any confident prediction or risk: I'd wager she already knows.

The noun wager is the bet itself or the thing staked.

gambling

bet

Risked stake on outcome

stakedWagered or anchored
gambledRisked something on chance
riskedExposed to danger

put money on · casino · bookmaker · odds · ante · pot · chips · house · payout · longshot

informal

bet

Risked stake on outcome

guessedEstimated without certainty
reckonedCalculated or supposed
supposedAssumed to be true

figured · assumed · speculated · ventured · hazarded · surmised · predicted · estimated · conjectured · presumed

historical

dueling

Formal armed combat

honorHigh regard, moral dignity
gentleman's betWager sealed by trust
stakesPosts or wagers

purse · trial by combat · jousting · champion · challenge · pledge · forfeit · seconded · pistols · dawn

Categories

taking risksdared, bet, gambled, risked, ventured

Opposites

risk/commitment of resources

wageredsaved

Kept from loss

kept · hoarded · preserved · safeguarded · protected

action vs. inaction

wageredabstained

Voluntarily held back

refrained · withheld · held back · folded · passed

Phrases

Pascal's WagerRational case for faith

Family

wager, wagers, wagering, wagerer, wagerers

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