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gamble (verb)

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  • gamble — ► VERB 1) play games of chance for money; bet. 2) bet (a sum of money). 3) take risky action in the hope of a desired result. ► NOUN 1) an act of gambling. 2) a risky undertaking. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • gamble — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, major, massive ▪ calculated ▪ high risk, risky (esp …   Collocations dictionary

  • gamble away — ˌgamble a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gamble away he/she/it gambles away present participle gambling away past tense gambled away …   Useful english dictionary

  • gamble — gam·ble / gam bəl/ vb gam·bled, gam·bling vi: to risk something of value for the chance of winning a prize vt: to risk (something) for the chance of winning a prize gam·bler / blər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • gamble — verb 1》 play games of chance for money; bet.     ↘bet (a sum of money). 2》 take risky action in the hope of a desired result. noun 1》 an act of gambling. 2》 a risky undertaking or enterprise. Derivatives gambler noun Origin C18: from obs. gamel… …   English new terms dictionary

  • gamble — ▪ I. gamble gam‧ble 1 [ˈgæmbl] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. FINANCE to risk money on the stockmarket or a new business activity in the hope of making a profit: gamble on • The company is gambling on a new clothing line expanding its… …   Financial and business terms

  • gamble — 1 verb 1 (I) to risk money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, a race or a horse: We re forbidden to drink or gamble. | gamble on sth: Jack loves gambling on the horses. | gamble heavily (=gamble often, using …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gamble — [[t]gæ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] gambles, gambling, gambled 1) N COUNT A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the… …   English dictionary

  • gamble — gam|ble1 [ gæmbl ] verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly: We used to gamble at the casinos in Atlantic City. 2. ) to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gamble — I UK [ˈɡæmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gamble : present tense I/you/we/they gamble he/she/it gambles present participle gambling past tense gambled past participle gambled * 1) to risk money or something valuable in the… …   English dictionary

  • gamble sth away — UK US gamble sth away Phrasal Verb with gamble({{}}/ˈgæmbl/ verb [I or T] ► to lose something by gambling: »In recent years, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos …   Financial and business terms

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