Etymology: [ 'gam-b&l ] (verb.) circa 1775. From Old English gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of Middle English gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'
Synonyms: action, bet, fling, leap, long shot, lottery, outside chance, raffle, risk, shot in the dark, spec, stab, throw of the dice, toss up, uncertainty, venture, wager, back, brave
A risky venture, To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome, A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain, To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain, To risk (something) for potential gain, play games of chance, bet; take a risk, involve oneself in a risky undertaking, A risk undertaken with a potential gain. A significant risk is implied, betting of money on a game of chance, bet, wager; risky undertaking, A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum. = risk, If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter Who wants to gamble with the life of a friend?, If you gamble an amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People who gamble usually do it frequently. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money John gambled heavily on the horses Britain is the only country in Europe that allows minors to gamble He gambled away his family estate on a single throw of the dice. an action or plan that involves a risk but that you hope will succeed, a risky act or venture, take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling", To lose or squander by gaming; usually with away, To play or game for money or other stake, An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty, a risky act or venture money that is risked for possible monetary gain play games for money take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling, money that is risked for possible monetary gain, play games for money, hazardry, game, Present participle of gamble, An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, past of gamble, third-person singular of gamble, plural of gamble, playing of games of chance; act of involving oneself in a risky undertaking, Gambling is the act or activity of betting money, for example in card games or on horse racing. Gambling is a form of entertainment. gambling casinos. when people risk money or possessions on the result of something which is not certain, such as a card game or a horse race betting. Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing-card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and darts, bingo, and lottery. In most gambling games it is customary to express the idea of probability in terms of "odds against winning." In the U.S. casino gambling, once highly restricted, is now legal in many states, and lotteries are employed by many states to raise revenues. The Internet has also become a venue for placing bets. See also bookmaking; casino, the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table,
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A risky venture - "The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won."
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To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
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A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain
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To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain
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To risk (something) for potential gain - "He gambled his reputation on the outcome."
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play games of chance, bet; take a risk, involve oneself in a risky undertaking fiil
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A risk undertaken with a potential gain. A significant risk is implied
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betting of money on a game of chance, bet, wager; risky undertaking isim
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A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum. = risk
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If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter Who wants to gamble with the life of a friend?
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If you gamble an amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People who gamble usually do it frequently. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money John gambled heavily on the horses Britain is the only country in Europe that allows minors to gamble He gambled away his family estate on a single throw of the dice. an action or plan that involves a risk but that you hope will succeed
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a risky act or venture
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
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To lose or squander by gaming; usually with away
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To play or game for money or other stake
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An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty
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a risky act or venture money that is risked for possible monetary gain play games for money take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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money that is risked for possible monetary gain
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play games for money
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Gambling.
hazardry - "Some fell to daunce, some fell to hazardry, / Some to make loue, some to make meriment ."
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To gamble.
game
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gambling
Present participle of gamble
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gambling
An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance
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gambled
past of gamble
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gambles
third-person singular of gamble
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gambles
plural of gamble
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gambling
playing of games of chance; act of involving oneself in a risky undertaking isim
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gambling
Gambling is the act or activity of betting money, for example in card games or on horse racing. Gambling is a form of entertainment. gambling casinos. when people risk money or possessions on the result of something which is not certain, such as a card game or a horse race betting. Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing-card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and darts, bingo, and lottery. In most gambling games it is customary to express the idea of probability in terms of "odds against winning." In the U.S. casino gambling, once highly restricted, is now legal in many states, and lotteries are employed by many states to raise revenues. The Internet has also become a venue for placing bets. See also bookmaking; casino
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gambling
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table
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