place/make a wager
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: 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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Next, use that money to place a wager on the Chiefs or Buccaneers to win the game.
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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
For sports bettors looking to make a wager, the new FanDuel Sportsbook has plenty of options with three betting windows and nine sports-betting kiosks.
—Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2023
His predictions of increasing resource scarcity led him to make a wager with economist Julian Simon in 1980 that five commodities would become more expensive by 1990.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Jan. 2023
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe star as wealthy, vicious step-siblings who make a wager that drives them to ruthlessly manipulate their fellow students, including the virginal Annette (Reese Witherspoon).
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
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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
For sports bettors looking to make a wager, the new FanDuel Sportsbook has plenty of options with three betting windows and nine sports-betting kiosks.
—Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2023
His predictions of increasing resource scarcity led him to make a wager with economist Julian Simon in 1980 that five commodities would become more expensive by 1990.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Jan. 2023
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe star as wealthy, vicious step-siblings who make a wager that drives them to ruthlessly manipulate their fellow students, including the virginal Annette (Reese Witherspoon).
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
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