gamble
IPA: gˈæmbʌɫ
noun
- A bet or wager.
- A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
- A risky venture.
- A surname from Old Norse.
verb
- 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.
- To interact with equipment at a casino
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Examples of "gamble" in Sentences
- Rubio takes a gamble.
- Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble.
- Brendan Rodgers is taking a bit of a gamble.
- Gamble on the Strip, then gambol in the desert.
- It was illegal to gamble in the city, but legal in the county.
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