Gamble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

money that is risked for possible monetary gain

a risky act or venture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæmbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈambəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈambəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈæmbəl/.

Examples

When you buy these stocks you are gambling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take a chance run a risk adventure chance take chances risk hazard

Parts of Speech

noun	money that is risked for possible monetary gain
noun	a risky act or venture
verb	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome “When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
verb	play games for money

Word Forms

gamble	verb	play games for money
gamble	noun	a risky act or venture
gambler	noun	someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
chance	noun	a risk involving danger
risk	noun	a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
hazard	noun	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
adventure	noun	a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
adventurer	noun	someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
gambling	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)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spielen

Geld, das für einen möglichen finanziellen Gewinn riskiert wird

🇫🇷French

pari

argent risqué pour un éventuel gain monétaire

🇪🇸Spanish

jugar

dinero que se arriesga para una posible ganancia monetaria

🇮🇹Italian

gioco d'azzardo

denaro che viene rischiato per un possibile guadagno monetario

🇳🇱Dutch

gokken

geld dat wordt geriskeerd voor mogelijk geldelijk gewin

🇵🇹Portuguese

jogar

dinheiro que é arriscado para possível ganho monetário

🇷🇺Russian

рисковать

деньги, которыми рискуют ради возможной денежной выгоды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैंबल

वह धन जो संभावित मौद्रिक लाभ के लिए जोखिम में डाला गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

জুয়া

অর্থ যা সম্ভাব্য আর্থিক লাভের জন্য ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சூதாட்டம்

சாத்தியமான பண ஆதாயத்திற்காக பணயம் வைக்கப்படும் பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జూదం

సాధ్యమయ్యే ద్రవ్య లాభం కోసం రిస్క్ చేయబడిన డబ్బు

🇮🇳Marathi

जुगार

संभाव्य आर्थिक लाभासाठी धोक्यात असलेले पैसे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જુગાર

નાણાં કે જે સંભવિત નાણાકીય લાભ માટે જોખમમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೂಜು

ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ವಿತ್ತೀಯ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅಪಾಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಹಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂതാട്ടം

സാധ്യമായ സാമ്പത്തിക നേട്ടത്തിനായി അപകടസാധ്യതയുള്ള പണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੂਆ

ਪੈਸਾ ਜੋ ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਮੁਦਰਾ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਜੋਖਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوا

رقم جو ممکنہ مالیاتی فائدے کے لیے خطرے میں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赌博

为可能的货币收益而冒险的资金

🇯🇵Japanese

ギャンブル

金銭的利益を得る可能性がある危険にさらされているお金

🇰🇷Korean

도박

금전적 이익을 얻을 위험이 있는 돈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cờ bạc

tiền có nguy cơ kiếm được tiền

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นการพนัน

เงินที่เสี่ยงต่อการหาผลประโยชน์ทางการเงินที่เป็นไปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjudi

uang yang dipertaruhkan untuk kemungkinan keuntungan moneter

🇵🇭Filipino

magsusugal

pera na nanganganib para sa posibleng pakinabang sa pananalapi

🇲🇾Malay

berjudi

wang yang dipertaruhkan untuk kemungkinan keuntungan kewangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقامرة

الأموال التي يتم المخاطرة بها لتحقيق مكاسب مالية محتملة

🇮🇷Persian

قمار

پولی که برای سود پولی احتمالی در معرض خطر است

🇹🇷Turkish

kumar

olası parasal kazanç için riske atılan para

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמֵר

כסף שמסתכן עבור רווח כספי אפשרי

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