wager

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A bet; a stake; a pledge.
2. The subject of a bet.
3. A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
4. An offer to make oath.

Verb

1. (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To suppose; to dare say.

wage

• Noun
• Verb

Lees verder

Concepten

wedden

weddenschap

inzet

verwedden

wedden om

gok

gokje

gokken

waagstuk

weddenschap afsluiten

Synoniemen

bet

stake

gamble

play

risk

stakes

venture

lay

bargain

ante

draught

draw

forecast

game

go

haggle

imbed

match

negotiate

outguess

pledge

prize

pull

punt

race

read

📖

sporting life

surmise

suspect

taxis

temptation

toss

tow

traction

typeset

veto

lay a wager

second-guess

gambling

stroke

game played for a stake

put money

put money on something

swimming stroke

back

🔙

place a bet

abet

augur

bank

🏦

be on

Vertalingen

apuesta

parier

apostar

scommettere

pari

apostar

aposta

wetten

στοιχηματίζω

στοίχημα

Wette

scommessa

mise

apostar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈweɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wajour

Verwant aan Oudfrans: guagier

In summary

From Middle English wajour, wageour, wager, from Old Northern French wageure, from wagier (“to pledge”) (compare Old French guagier, whence modern French gager and contemporary Walloon wadjî), ultimately from Frankish *waddjōn (“to pledge”), from Frankish *wadi ~ *waddī (“pledge”). See also wage.