gambling
pronunciation
How to pronounce gambling in British English:
UK [ˈgæmblɪŋ]
How to pronounce gambling in American English:
US ['ɡæmblɪŋ]
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- 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)
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- Adjective:
- preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
Word Origin
- gambling (n.)
- 1784, "habitual indulgence in gambling," verbal noun from gamble (v.). Gambling-house attested by 1794.
Example
- 1. All other cock fights and related gambling are illegal .
- 2. Law was a brilliant mathematician who used his understanding of probability to help his gambling habit .
- 3. Yet it is gambling on a novel experiment to select its candidate to take on nicolas sarkozy in next spring 's presidential election .
- 4. Nevertheless , gambling remains a local passion .
- 5. What are the economic drawbacks of legalized gambling ?