Collocations for "wager"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wager" in context.
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wager
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- would you like to make a wager?
- a [$40] wager
- a wager of [$40]
- [won, lost, upped, increased] the wager
- had a wager on the [match, game, result, fight]
- placed a wager on the [horse, fight, race]
- I'll have a wager you [can't, don't]
- made him a wager he [couldn't, wouldn't] (jump)
- being investigated for [illegal, suspicious] wagers
- care to make a wager?
- let's make the wager more interesting
- [coaches, players] cannot make wagers
- I'll take that wager!
- wager on the [match, result, outcome]
- wagered [a week's salary, his pay, fifty dollars] (on)
- wager that he [would, would not] win
- money wagered by [experts, fans, players]
- I'll wager (you)
- [I am, I'm] willing to wager (that)
- wager [online, on the internet, illegally]
- wager [heavily, wisely, foolishly]