gamble has definitions from the fields of business,games
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[ verb ] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

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

Related terms

speculation stake

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[ verb ] (games) play games for money

Related terms

play play bet shoot_craps dice

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 799
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[ noun ] a risky act or venture

Related terms

risk long_shot raise

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