gamble

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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'

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɡæm.bəl/
• Rhymes: -æmbəl
• Homophone: gambol

Noun

gamble (plural gambles)

1. A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
2. A risky venture

   The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.

Translations

a risk undertaken with a potential gain

Dutch: gok (nl) m. Finnish: uhkapeli (fi) French: pari (fr) m., jeu de hasard (fr) m. German: Glücksspiel (de) n., Hazardspiel (de) n. Greek: στοίχημα (el) n.

Japanese: 賭け (ja) (かけ, kake), ギャンブル (ja) (gyanburu) Macedonian: коцка (mk) (kócka) f., комар (mk) (kómar) m. Polish: hazard (pl) m. Russian: азартная игра (ru) (azártnaja igrá) f., авантюра (ru) (avantjúra) f.

a risky venture

Dutch: gok m., waagstuk n. Finnish: uhkapeli (fi) German: Glücksspiel (de) n.

Japanese: 賭け (ja) (かけ, kake), ギャンブル (ja) (gyanburu) Russian: авантюра (ru) (avantjúra) f.

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Interlingua: joco

Portuguese: jogo m.

Verb

gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)

1. To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
2. To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
3. (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.

   He gambled his reputation on the outcome.

Translations

to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome

Chinese: Mandarin: 賭博 (zh), 赌博 (zh) (dǔbó), 賭錢 (zh), 赌钱 (zh) (dǔqián) Croatian: kȍckati se (hr) Dutch: gokken (nl) Finnish: ottaa riski (fi) French: parier (fr) Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: riskant (de) spielen (de), spekulieren (de), (slang) zocken (de)

Greek: στοιχηματίζω (el) Hebrew: הימר (he) (himér) Japanese: 賭ける (ja) (かける, kakeru) Macedonian: се коцка (mk) (se kócka) Portuguese: arriscar (pt) Russian: рисковать (ru) (riskovát') Turkish: please add this translation if you can Walloon: fé ene wadjeure (wa)

to play casino games

Chinese: Mandarin: 賭博 (zh), 赌博 (zh) (dǔbó), 賭錢 (zh), 赌钱 (zh) (dǔqián) Croatian: kȍckati se (hr) Dutch: gokken, kansspelen bedrijven Finnish: uhkapelata (fi) German: wetten (de), spielen (de), (slang) zocken (de) Hebrew: הימר (he) (himér)

Japanese: 賭ける (ja) (かける, kakeru) Macedonian: се коцка (mk) (se kócka) Russian: играть в азартные игры (ru) (igrát' v azártnyje ígry) Spanish: apostar (es), jugar (es) Walloon: trimler (wa)

(transitive) to risk something for potential gain

Dutch: op het spel zetten, vergokken, wagen Finnish: vaarantaa (fi) German: aufs Spiel (de) n. setzen (de) Interlingua: poner in risco

Japanese: 懸ける (ja) (かける, kakeru) Portuguese: arriscar (pt) Spanish: apostar (es) Walloon: risker (wa)

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Interlingua: jocar

Portuguese: jogar