wager

wager
I
n.

1) to lay, make, place a wager on

2) a wager that + clause (she made a wager that her team would win)

II
v.

1) (D; intr., tr.) to wager on (did you wager much money on that horse?)

2) (O; can be used with one, two, or three objects) we wagered him ten dollars; we wagered ten dollars; we wagered him ten dollars that it would rain

* * *
['weɪdʒə]
place a wager on
we wagered him ten dollars that it would rain
we wagered ten dollars
(0; can be used with one, two, or three objects) we wagered him ten dollars
to lay
(D; intr., tr.) to wager on (did you wager much money on that horse?)
a wager that + clause (she made a wager that her team would win)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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