Wagerings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A bet or stake placed on the outcome of an event, often involving risk and reward
2. the practice of making such bets in various contexts
3. the collective activities of placing bets on uncertain outcomes or events

Etymology: "Wagerings" is the plural of "wagering", the noun for the act of placing bets. Since the plural of a noun is formed by adding "-s", the form simply reflects the same word used for several separate acts of betting, as in a series of wagerings over a season. The base word, "wagering", is the gerund of "wager", which is a noun-turned-verb rooted in the idea of a pledge or a promise to pay if a stated outcome fails. Its history traces back to the older English word "wager", used for a pledge or a gage to be redeemed in a contest, and that root links it to the broader family of words about pledging a thing against a result.

Synonyms: bets, stakes, wagers, gamblings, investments