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- pronunciation:
- gaem
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verb |
| inflections: |
gambles, gambling, gambled |
| definition 1: |
When someone gambles, they bet money, or something instead of money, on something that might happen. For example, they bet that a certain horse will win a race or that some team will win a game. If their horse wins or their team wins, they will get back more money than they bet. They will get this money from other people who bet but lost. When people gamble, they risk losing their money or the other valuable thing that they bet.
Jack's father gambled on the horse race and lost fifty dollars. |
| definition 2: |
When you gamble, you take a risk, hoping for a good result.
We are gambling that the weather will be good on the day of the barbecue.- similar words:
- bet
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| definition 3: |
When you gamble two dollars, you put down two dollars as a bet.
Janet gambled five dollars on the state's basketball championship.To show he was confident in winning the next game, Ben gambled his own bike. He didn't want to lose his bike, but he was sure that he would win.- synonyms:
- risk
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| derivation: |
gambler (n.) |
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