Place and Wager

Place

Place verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Wager and place are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wager" instead a verb "Place".

Nearby Words: placed, placement, placing, placer, placet

Wager verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.

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Place and wager are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Place" instead a verb "Wager".

Nearby Words: wage, wagering, wagered

better	better place	better wager
similar	similar place	similar wager
common	common place	common wager
friendly	friendly place	friendly wager
Other adjectives: popular, real, large, big, dangerous, little, last.

In Final Jeopardy, the player in the lead would always wager just enough to beat second place by one dollar if both of them got it right and second place wagered everything.

Source: Complacent Gaming Syndrome
If you're the guy in 1st place, wager so that if you're right, you have at least double the 2nd-place score, while if you're wrong, you still have more than the 2nd-place score.

Source: Reality Show Genre Blindness
Therefore you should wager so that even if you're wrong, you still have at least double the second-place score.

Source: Reality Show Genre Blindness

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