gaming
pronunciation
How to pronounce gaming in British English:
UK [ˈgeɪmɪŋ]
How to pronounce gaming in American English:
US [ˈɡemɪŋ]
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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)
Word Origin
- gaming (n.)
- c. 1500, "gambling," verbal noun from game (v.). From 1980s in reference to video and computer games. Gaming-house is from 1620s; gaming-table from 1590s.
Example
- 1. Gaming taxes are far higher than in las vegas .
- 2. It assumes that the us will eventually permit online gaming .
- 3. In britain and america gamblers increasingly prefer other sports and online gaming .
- 4. But this rule created a boundary between aaa and other bonds that was ripe for gaming .
- 5. Gaming officials in nevada are extremely unkind towards firms that take a lax attitude towards the law .