| NOUN | act | wager, bet | the act of gambling |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | wager, stake, stakes, bet | the money risked on a gamble | |
| VERB | competition | wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| communication | wager, bet | maintain with or as if with a bet |
| Sounds | wey'jher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Alger ... voyager: 53 rhymes with jher... | |
| Meaning | The act of gambling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bet | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | 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) |
| Spanish | apuesta, partida | |
| Catalan | aposta, juguesca | |
| Verbs | wager | maintain with or as if with a bet |
| wager | stake on the outcome of an issue | |
| Meaning | The money risked on a gamble. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stake, stakes, bet | |
| Part of | pool | Any communal combination of funds |
| Narrower | ante | (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot |
| pool, kitty | The combined stakes of the betters | |
| pot, jackpot, kitty | The cumulative amount involved in a game / game (such as poker) | |
| Broader | gamble | money that is risked for possible monetary gain |
| Spanish | apuesta, postura | |
| Catalan | aposta, juguesca | |
| Verbs | wager | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| Meaning | stake on the outcome of an issue. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | bet, play | |
| Narrower | bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt | place a bet on |
| play | make bets | |
| raise | bet more than the previous player | |
| see | match or meet | |
| Broader | gamble | Play games / games for money |
| Similar to | play | make bets |
| Spanish | apostar, hacer una apuesta, jugarse | |
| Catalan | apostar | |
| Nouns | wager | the act of gambling |
| wager | the money risked on a gamble | |
| wagerer | someone who bets | |
| Meaning | Maintain with or as if with a bet. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonym | bet | |
| Broader | predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise | make a prediction about |
| Spanish | apostar | |
| Catalan | apostar | |
| Nouns | wager | the act of gambling |
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