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Dictionary

gam•ble

Pronunciation: (gam'bul), [key]
—v., -bled, -bling,
—n.

—v.i.
1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.

—v.t.
1. to lose or squander by betting (usually fol. by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
2. to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.
3. to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.

—n.
1. any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
2. a venture in a game of chance for stakes, esp. for high stakes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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