Gambling Merriam Webster

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gambles;gambled;gambling
/ˈgæmbəl/
Gambling Merriam Webster

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gambles;gambled;gambling
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1 [no object]:to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions:to bet money or other valuable things
  • He's been drinking and gambling heavily.
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Gambling Merriam-webster

often + on2 a :to risk losing (an amount of money) in a game or bet
  • He would often gamble hundreds of dollars on a hand of poker.
b :to risk losing (something valuable or important) in order to do or achieve something
  • She gambled [=risked] everything she owned to start the business.
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Gambling Meaning Merriam Webster

  • The company is gambling [=betting, risking] everything on this strategy.
3 :to do something that could have the good result that you want or a bad result that you cannot control
  • people who lost money gambling in the stock market
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  • Many people are willing to gamble on the new treatment. [=are willing to try the new treatment because they hope it will help them]
  • The mayor is gambling that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.
:to lose (something, such as money) by gambling
  • gambling away the city's future
  • a compulsive gambler