Definitions for gamble
ˈgæm bəlgam·ble

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. gamble(noun)

   money that is risked for possible monetary gain

2. gamble(verb)

   a risky act or venture

3. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance(verb)

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

4. gamble(verb)

   play games for money

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gamble(Noun)

   A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

2. gamble(Noun)

   A risky venture

   The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

3. gamble(Verb)

   To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

4. gamble(Verb)

   To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

5. gamble(Verb)

   To risk (something) for potential gain.

   He gambled his reputation on the outcome.

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

6. gamble(Verb)

   To interact with equipment at a casino

   Etymology: From gamenian 'to play', either via a dialectal survival of gammlen, a variant of gamenen 'to play, jest, be merry', or via a derivative of gamel 'to play games'

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Gamble(verb)

   to play or game for money or other stake

   Etymology: [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.]

2. Gamble(verb)

   to lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away

   Etymology: [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gamble

   gam′bl, v.i. to play for money in games of chance or skill: to engage in wild financial speculations.—v.t. to squander away.—n. a gambling transaction.—ns. Gam′bler, one who gambles, esp. who makes it his business; Gam′bling-house, a house kept for the accommodation of people who play at games of hazard for money. [For gamm-le or gam-le, a freq. which has ousted M. E. gamenen—A.S. gamenian, to play at games—gamen, a game.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gamble in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gamble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of gamble in a Sentence

1. Publilius Syrus:

   Hares can gamble over the body of a dead lion.

2. Success Next time someone:

   Procter Gamble came to us in 1995 with their idea of an improved mop. I looked at it and said this isn't a mop at all. It was so different.

3. Fengshi Asset Management Liu:

   It's a gamble. And you're betting against professional institutions, not layman retail investors, this game is very demanding in your ability to identify and assess risks.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   That does not make Trump and Cruz sound strong, it makes them sound in over their heads... You know loose cannons tend to misfire, and in a dangerous world that is a gamble we cannot afford.

5. Warren Buffett:

   If you don't understand it, you get much more excited, people like to speculate, they like to gamble.

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