place/make a wager
idiom
: to make a bet : to risk losing something (such as money) if one's guess about what will happen is wrong
placed/made a wager on a horse
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Pick a market to place a wager and apply this odds boost token in your betting slip.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Michigan football faces Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer once again joined Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to place a wager on the game between the rivals.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Your first chance tonight to make a wager with ESPN BET comes in college football.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Next, use that money to place a wager on the Chiefs or Buccaneers to win the game.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
And with so much attention focused on the game, there are more ways than ever to place a wager.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Ahead of America’s biggest sports phenomenon of the year Sunday, roughly 67.8 million Americans are expected to make a wager, according to new data from the American Gaming Association.
—Rivan Stinson, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
To make a wager that is not going to pay off until months later can be a losing proposition, no matter the outcome.
—Randy Kennedy | , al, 22 June 2023
But the door is now legally open for fans to make a wager on the big game in 33 states, among them Arizona.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Michigan football faces Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer once again joined Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to place a wager on the game between the rivals.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Your first chance tonight to make a wager with ESPN BET comes in college football.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Next, use that money to place a wager on the Chiefs or Buccaneers to win the game.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
And with so much attention focused on the game, there are more ways than ever to place a wager.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Ahead of America’s biggest sports phenomenon of the year Sunday, roughly 67.8 million Americans are expected to make a wager, according to new data from the American Gaming Association.
—Rivan Stinson, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
To make a wager that is not going to pay off until months later can be a losing proposition, no matter the outcome.
—Randy Kennedy | , al, 22 June 2023
But the door is now legally open for fans to make a wager on the big game in 33 states, among them Arizona.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
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“Place/make a wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%2Fmake%20a%20wager. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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