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Webster 1913 Edition
Gamble
Gam′ble
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gambled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gambling
.] [Dim. of
game
. See 2d Game
.] To play or game for money or other stake.
Gamble
,Verb.
T.
To lose or squander by gaming; – usually with away.
“Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates.” Ames.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gamble
GAM'BLE
,Verb.
I.
GAM'BLE
,Verb.
T.
Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates.
Definition 2024
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See also: Gamble
English
Noun
gamble (plural gambles)
- A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
- A risky venture
- The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.
Translations
a risk undertaken with a potential gain
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a risky venture
Verb
gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)
- To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
- To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
- (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
- He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
- To interact with equipment at a casino
Translations
to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
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to play risky games for monetary gain
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(transitive) to risk something for potential gain