gamble
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.
to lose or squander by betting (usually followed by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.
to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes.
Origin of gamble
1Other words for gamble
Other words from gamble
- gambler, noun
- an·ti·gam·bling, adjective
- non·gam·bler, noun
- outgamble, verb (used with object), out·gam·bled, out·gam·bling.
- o·ver·gam·ble, verb (used with object), o·ver·gam·bled, o·ver·gam·bling.
- pro·gam·bling, adjective
- re·gam·ble, verb, re·gam·bled, re·gam·bling.
- un·gam·bled, adjective
- un·gam·bling, adjective
Words that may be confused with gamble
- gamble , gambol
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How to use gamble in a sentence
Cards were also to be found there by those who wished to gamble away their hard-earned gains or double them.
Digging for Gold | R.M. BallantyneThey not unfrequently gamble away their share of a boya before any indication of one is discernible in the mine.
They would gamble away everything they owned, stopping only at the short cotton skirt they wore.
Old Rail Fence Corners | VariousThe natives will gamble away the last cent they possess before they will stop.
A Soldier in the Philippines | Needom N. FreemanAs their country's proverb hath it, "they would gamble away the sun before sunrise."
By-Ways of War | James Jeffrey Roche
British Dictionary definitions for gamble
/ (ˈɡæmbəl) /
(intr) to play games of chance to win money
to risk or bet (money) on the outcome of an event, sport, etc
(intr often foll by on) to act with the expectation of: to gamble on its being a sunny day
(often foll by away) to lose by or as if by betting; squander
a risky act or venture
a bet, wager, or other risk or chance taken for possible monetary gain
Origin of gamble
1Derived forms of gamble
- gambler, noun
- gambling, noun
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