gamble
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[ verb ] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Synonyms run_a_risk take_a_chance risk adventure take_chances chance hazard Examples "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" Used in print (James J. Maguire, "A Family Affair"...)all that happens is that the better qualified teacher declines to gamble two or three years of his life on the chance that conditions at the Catholic institution will be as_good_as those elsewhere . |
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[ noun ] (business) money that is risked for possible monetary gain
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[ verb ] (games) play games for money
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 799
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