GAMBLING

gambling, gaming, play

(noun) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); “his gambling cost him a fortune”; “there was heavy play at the blackjack table”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

gambling

present participle of gamble

Noun

gambling (usually uncountable, plural gamblings)

An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

Source: Wiktionary


GAMBLE

Gam"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gambling.] Etym: [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.]

Definition: To play or game for money or other stake.

Gamble, v. t.

Definition: To lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away. "Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates." Ames.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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