Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to wagers; betting.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
  • adjective (Com.) See Wager policy, under Policy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of wager.
  • noun An amount wagered.

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Examples

  • King's Landing had no reason to love the Lannisters, though Jaime himself had always been a favorite of the smallfolk ... if only because the cleverer ones had won a deal of coin wagering on him.

    Trial of Seven grrm 2010

  • He knew it, too, he knew he was on death watch, and that certain wagering individuals would profit from his death.

    Excerpt: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris 2007

  • "He's transcended the way golf wagering is evolving," Sherman said.

    USATODAY.com - Like Tiger in the Open? So does everyone else 2001

  • “Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”

    A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

  • “Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”

    A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

  • “Is that what you call wagering your body to save your brother’s brewery?”

    A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

  • King's Landing had no reason to love the Lannisters, though Jaime himself had always been a favorite of the smallfolk... if only because the cleverer ones had won a deal of coin wagering on him.

    Trial of Seven grrm 2010

  • The game, which also involved the counting words and this thing called wagering, had aroused great excitement, and Ayla was fascinated.

    The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985

  • Implied volatility for S&P 500 contracts betting on 10 percent losses has risen 11.74 points higher than calls wagering on 10 percent gains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Implied volatility for S&P 500 contracts betting on 10 percent losses has risen 11.74 points higher than calls wagering on 10 percent gains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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