Wager

Synonyms for wager:

Sense 1

ante.

Sense 2

guarantee.

Sense 6

speculation, lay down, put.

Sense 8

lay.

Sense 13

go.

sweepstakes

raffle.

Other synonyms and related words:

encounter, trifle, act, depend, fiddle, wreak, meet, guarantee, stakes, go, lay down, roleplay, play, stake, dally, spiel, run, post, look, recreate, count, raffle, bet, make for, reckon, flirt, calculate, bring, playact, re-create, lay, ante, toy, speculation, diddle, represent, act as, interest, put, take on.

Sense 2 (noun)

speculation.

Sense 3 (noun)

ante.

act (noun)

bet.

money or something gambled (noun)

gamble, bet, risk, ante, stake, play, venture, hazard.

wager (noun)

stakes, play, stake, bet.

bet money or something else in a gamble (verb)

speculate, chance, lay.

chance (verb)

speculate, chance, venture, gamble, hazard, risk, bet.

competition (verb)

bet, play.

Usage examples for wager:

• " They do say, though," he went on, " that her Highness has her eye on him, and in that case I'll wager your illustrious mamma has no more chance than a sparrow against a hawk." - "The Valley of Decision", Edith Wharton.
• Let us hear about the wager. - "Richard Carvel, Complete", Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009.
• I've a wager with the Marquis de Chastellux that an American battery fires the first shot, and I see you intend that I shall win the bet. - "Janice Meredith", Paul Leicester Ford.