protection vs wager

protection

noun
  • A means of keeping or remaining safe. 

  • Coverage. 

  • The process of keeping (something or someone) safe. 

  • The state of being safe. 

  • An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file). 

  • Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services. 

  • A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease. 

  • Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion. 

wager

noun
  • Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge. 

  • An offer to make oath. 

  • A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event. 

  • That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet. 

verb
  • To suppose; to dare say. 

  • To bet something; to put it up as collateral. 

How often have the words protection and wager occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )