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Definition of
gambling noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gambling
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the activity of playing games of chance for money and of betting on horses, etc.
heavy gambling debts
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