Definitions for gambling
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
gambling(Noun)
An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance.
Webster Dictionary
Gambling(u)
of Gamble
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gambling
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
Translations for gambling
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dobbelaryAfrikaans
- مُقامَرَهArabic
- хазартBulgarian
- jogoPortuguese (BR)
- hazard, hra (riziko)Czech
- das SpielenGerman
- spilDanish
- τζόγοςGreek
- juegoSpanish
- hasartmängEstonian
- قماربازیFarsi
- uhkapeliFinnish
- jeu (d'argent)French
- הִימוּרִיםHebrew
- जुआ खेलनाHindi
- kockanjeCroatian
- (szerencse)játékHungarian
- perjudianIndonesian
- þátttaka í fjárhættuspili/veðmálumIcelandic
- gioco d'azzardoItalian
- ばくちJapanese
- 도박Korean
- azartinis lošimasLithuanian
- azartspēleLatvian
- berjudiMalay
- het gokkenDutch
- hasardspill, gambling, spekulasjonNorwegian
- hazardPolish
- قماربازیPersian
- جوارګریPashto
- jogoPortuguese
- joc de norocRomanian
- азартные игрыRussian
- hazardná hraSlovak
- hazardna igraSlovenian
- kockanjeSerbian
- [hasard]spelSwedish
- การพนันThai
- kumar (oynama)Turkish
- 賭博Chinese (Trad.)
- азартна граUkrainian
- جواUrdu
- trò cờ bạcVietnamese
- 赌博Chinese (Simp.)
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