🎲gamble

verb
/ˈɡæmbəl/

Meaning

to risk money or resources on an uncertain outcome, often in games of chance
to bet money on games of chance; to take a risky action

Example Sentences

He decided to gamble all his savings on the risky venture.

He decided to gamble his savings on the stock market.

Example Expressions

gamble with fate

Synonyms

bet, risk, wager, speculate, venture, chance
Entry 1
bet, risk, wager, speculate, venture
Entry 2
bet, wager, risk, chance

Antonyms

save, secure, protect, guarantee, invest safely
Entry 1
save, secure, protect
Entry 2
save, secure, guarantee, invest safely

Collocations

gamble money, gamble away, gamble on success, gamble on, gamble with, recklessly gamble
Entry 1
gamble money, gamble away, gamble on success
Entry 2
gamble away, gamble on, gamble with, recklessly gamble

Related Vocabularies

to hold on tightly to someone or something
Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
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to cause severe and overwhelming destruction or damage
to hit someone with a heavy object; to force someone into doing something
to be earlier in time; to assign a date earlier than the actual one

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