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wager, stake, stakes

n. the money risked on a gamble

wager, risking, hazarding, staking

n. the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

wager

v. maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"

wager

v. stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy

n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

chance, hazard, luck, fortune

n. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

bet, wager, risking, hazarding, staking

n. the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

venture, speculation

n. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

contribution

n. an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy

n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

chance, hazard, luck, fortune

n. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

bet, wager, stake, stakes

n. the money risked on a gamble

venture, hazard, guess

v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

speculate, indulge in speculations

v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

punt, game, gage, stake, bet on

v. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

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