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   gamble

   /ˈɡambl/

   verb

   • 1. play games of chance for money; bet: "he gambles on football" Similar betwagerplace a betlay a betstake money on somethingback the horsestry one's luck on the horsesinformal:play the poniespuntchance one's armhave a flutterrare:game
   • ▪ bet (a sum of money): "they gambled their money on cards"
   • 2. take risky action in the hope of a desired result: "he was gambling on the success of his satellite TV channel" Similar take a chancetake a risktake a leap in the darkleave things to chancespeculateventurebuy a pig in a poketake a flyerinformal:stick one's neck outgo out on a limbchance one's armact in the hope oftrust intake a chance onbank on

   noun

   • 1. an act of gambling: "Dad likes a bit of a gamble" Similar betwagerspeculationgame of chanceinformal:flutterpunt
   • 2. a risky action undertaken with the hope of success: "we decided to take a gamble and offer him a place on our staff" Similar riskchancehazardspeculationventurerandom shotleap in the darkpig in a pokepot luckblind bargainlottery

   Word Origin early 18th century (in gambling noun): ultimately from game1. There may be a connection with the obsolete form gameling ‘playing of games’ (late 16th century).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

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