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gamble

/ˈgæmbəl/

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verb

gambles; gambled; gambling

[no obj] :to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions :to bet money or other valuable things

I like to gamble.

He's been drinking and gambling heavily.

gambling at cards - often + on

She likes to gamble on football games.

[+ obj] to risk losing (an amount of money) in a game or bet

He would often gamble hundreds of dollars on a hand of poker.

to risk losing (something valuable or important) in order to do or achieve something

She gambled [=risked] everything she owned to start the business. - often + on

The company is gambling [=betting, risking] everything on this strategy.

to do something that could have the good result that you want or a bad result that you cannot control [no obj]

The mayor is gambling with the city's future.

people who lost money gambling in the stock market - often + on

Many people are willing to gamble on the new treatment. [=are willing to try the new treatment because they hope it will help them] [+ obj]

The mayor is gambling that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.

gamble away

[phrasal verb]

gamble away (something) or gamble (something) away :to lose (something, such as money) by gambling

She gambled away her inheritance.

gambling away the city's future

noun

plural gambles

[count] :something that could produce a desired result or a bad or unpleasant result :risk

Starting her own business was a gamble, but it paid off.

She thought about starting her own business, but she decided it was too much of a gamble.

He was taking a (big) gamble. [=doing something that could produce a (very) bad or unpleasant result]

Many people are willing to take a gamble on the new treatment. [=to try the new treatment]