gamble
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
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'
[edit] Noun
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gamble (plural gambles)
- A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
- A risky venture
- The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.
[edit] Translations
a risk undertaken with a potential gain
a risky venture
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[edit] Verb
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to gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)
- To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
- To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
- (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
- He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
[edit] Translations
to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
to play casino games
(transitive) to risk something for potential gain
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