gamble

🇺🇸 /ˈɡæmbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡæmbl/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to bet money on games or events

He likes to gamble on card games.

R

to take a risk for a chance to succeed

Starting a business is a big gamble.

noun
R

a risky action with a chance of success

Buying that stock was a smart gamble.

translation

v. to bet money on games or events; to take a risk for a chance to succeed
n. a risky action with a chance of success

Word Forms

3rd Present gambles
Progressive gambling
Past gambled
Plural gambles
Perfect gambled