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Gambling

noun/ɡˈæmblɪŋ/
Definition
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡˈæmblɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡˈamblɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡˈamblɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæmblɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
gamingtake a chancerun a riskadventurechancehazardtake chancesriskgambleplay
Parts of Speech
nounthe 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”
verbtake a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
verbplay games for money
Word Forms
gambleverbplay games for money
gameverbplace a bet on
playverbstake on the outcome of an issue
gamblenouna risky act or venture
gamblernounsomeone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
chancenouna risk involving danger
risknouna venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
hazardnouna source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
adventurenouna wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
adventurernounsomeone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
gamblingnounthe 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
Glücksspiel
der Akt des Spielens um Einsätze in der Hoffnung auf einen Gewinn (einschließlich der Zahlung eines Preises für die Chance, einen Preis zu gewinnen)
🇫🇷French
jeu d'argent
le fait de jouer pour miser dans l'espoir de gagner (y compris le paiement d'un prix pour avoir une chance de gagner un prix)
🇪🇸Spanish
juego
el acto de jugar con apuestas con la esperanza de ganar (incluido el pago de un precio por la oportunidad de ganar un premio)
🇮🇹Italian
gioco d'azzardo
l'atto di giocare con la speranza di vincere (incluso il pagamento di una somma per avere la possibilità di vincere un premio)
🇳🇱Dutch
gokken
de handeling van het spelen voor inzet in de hoop te winnen (inclusief het betalen van een prijs voor een kans om een ​​prijs te winnen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
jogatina
o ato de apostar na esperança de ganhar (incluindo o pagamento de um preço pela chance de ganhar um prêmio)
🇷🇺Russian
играть в азартные игры
действие игры по ставкам в надежде на выигрыш (включая уплату цены за шанс выиграть приз)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जुआ
जीतने की आशा में दांव खेलने की क्रिया (पुरस्कार जीतने के अवसर के लिए कीमत का भुगतान सहित)
🇧🇩Bengali
জুয়া
জয়ের আশায় বাজি ধরে খেলার কাজ (পুরস্কার জেতার সুযোগের জন্য মূল্য পরিশোধ সহ)
🇮🇳Tamil
சூதாட்டம்
வெற்றி பெறும் நம்பிக்கையில் பங்குகளுக்காக விளையாடும் செயல் (பரிசை வெல்லும் வாய்ப்புக்கான விலையை செலுத்துவது உட்பட)
🇮🇳Telugu
జూదం
గెలవాలనే ఆశతో వాటాల కోసం ఆడే చర్య (బహుమతి గెలుచుకునే అవకాశం కోసం ధర చెల్లింపుతో సహా)
🇮🇳Marathi
जुगार
जिंकण्याच्या आशेने खेळण्याची क्रिया (बक्षीस जिंकण्याच्या संधीसाठी किंमतीच्या देयकासह)
🇮🇳Gujarati
જુગાર
જીતવાની આશામાં દાવ પર રમવાનું કાર્ય (ઈનામ જીતવાની તક માટે કિંમતની ચુકવણી સહિત)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜೂಜಾಟ
ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ಭರವಸೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಆಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಬಹುಮಾನ ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ಅವಕಾಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬೆಲೆ ಪಾವತಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചൂതാട്ടം
വിജയിക്കുമെന്ന പ്രതീക്ഷയിൽ ഓഹരികൾക്കായി കളിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (ഒരു സമ്മാനം നേടാനുള്ള അവസരത്തിനുള്ള വില അടയ്ക്കൽ ഉൾപ്പെടെ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੂਆ
ਜਿੱਤਣ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਖੇਡਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਇਨਾਮ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਲਈ ਕੀਮਤ ਦੇ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਸਮੇਤ)
🇵🇰Urdu
جوا
جیتنے کی امید میں داؤ پر کھیلنے کا عمل (بشمول انعام جیتنے کے موقع کے لیے قیمت کی ادائیگی)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
赌博
为了获胜而下注的行为（包括为有机会赢得奖品而支付价格）
🇯🇵Japanese
ギャンブル
勝ちを期待して賭け金を賭けてプレーする行為（賞金を獲得するチャンスに対する対価の支払いを含む）
🇰🇷Korean
도박
당첨을 희망하면서 판돈을 놓고 게임을 하는 행위(상금을 받을 수 있는 기회를 얻기 위해 대가를 지불하는 것을 포함)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cờ bạc
hành vi chơi tiền cược với hy vọng giành chiến thắng (bao gồm cả việc trả giá để có cơ hội giành giải thưởng)
🇹🇭Thai
การพนัน
การเล่นเดิมพันโดยหวังว่าจะชนะ (รวมถึงการจ่ายราคาเพื่อลุ้นรับรางวัล)
🇮🇩Indonesian
berjudi
tindakan bermain taruhan dengan harapan menang (termasuk pembayaran harga untuk peluang memenangkan hadiah)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsusugal
ang pagkilos ng paglalaro para sa mga pusta sa pag-asang manalo (kabilang ang pagbabayad ng isang presyo para sa pagkakataong manalo ng premyo)
🇲🇾Malay
perjudian
tindakan bermain untuk kepentingan dengan harapan untuk menang (termasuk pembayaran harga untuk peluang memenangi hadiah)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القمار
فعل اللعب من أجل الرهانات على أمل الفوز (بما في ذلك دفع ثمن للحصول على فرصة للفوز بجائزة)
🇮🇷Persian
قمار
عمل بازی برای سهام به امید برنده شدن (شامل پرداخت هزینه برای شانس بردن جایزه)
🇹🇷Turkish
kumar
kazanma umuduyla bahis oynama eylemi (ödül kazanma şansı için bir bedelin ödenmesi dahil)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הימורים
הפעולה של משחק על הימורים בתקווה לזכות (כולל תשלום של מחיר עבור סיכוי לזכות בפרס)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gambling'?
The primary meaning of 'gambling' is 'the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gambling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gambling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gambling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gambling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'gambling' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'gambling' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'gambling' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'gambling' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'gambling' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'gambling' as formal, casual, or slang?
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