"wager" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
subtypes:
- daily double - a single bet on two horse races in the same day
- exacta, perfecta - a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- parimutuel - betting where winners share the total amount wagered
- parlay - a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
- place bet - a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
- superfecta - a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
same as: bet
is a type of: gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain
subtypes:
- jackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
- ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- kitty, pool - the combined stakes of the betters
is a part of: pool - any communal combination of funds

same as: bet, stake, stakes

Verb

is a type of: gamble - play games for money
subtypes:
- back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake - place a bet on
- play - make bets
- raise - bet more than the previous player
- see - match or meet
same as: bet, play

verb group: play - make bets
is a type of: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance

same as: bet