gamble
noun/ˈɡæmbl/
/ˈɡæmbl/
[singular]- an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success
- She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it.
- They invested money in the company right at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them success).
- It was the biggest gamble of his political career.
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc1, Moneyc1- It was time for a last desperate gamble.
- Trying to find the right pension can be a bit of a gamble.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- take
- lose
- pay off
- fail
- gamble on
- a bit of a gamble
- something of a gamble
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game.Definitions on the go
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