Gambling Meaning In English

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Noun the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes. The act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly: If you don't back up your data, that's gambling. The activity of playing games of chance for money and of betting on horses, etc. An act of gambling; an enterprise undertaken or attempted with a risk of loss and a chance of profit or success. ‘He paused and thought about doubling down, but seemed afraid to put out the extra money on such an insecure gamble.’.


  1. Urdu Word جوا Meaning in English. The Urdu Word جوا Meaning in English is Gambling. The other similar words are Juaa and Qimaar Baazi. The synonyms of Gambling include are Action, Gaming, Speculation, Staking and Laying Odds. Take a look at this page to find out more Kacha Meanings in English.
  2. Dictionary entry overview: What does gambling mean?. GAMBLING (noun) The noun GAMBLING has 1 sense: 1. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) Familiarity information: GAMBLING used as a noun is very rare.

A large pile of sovereigns, and several slips of paper were lying before him, and he was counting over his gambling gains.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control of their gambling.

(Compulsive Gambling, NIH: Natonal Institutes of Health)

Gambling Meaning In American English

A disorder characterized by a preoccupation with gambling and the excitement that gambling with increasing risk provides.

(Pathological Gambling, NCI Thesaurus)

Also, in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness—faith in a system; and this made his damnation certain.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

If you have concerns about your gambling, ask for help.

(Compulsive Gambling, NIH: Natonal Institutes of Health)

Pathological gamblers are unable to cut back on their gambling, despite the fact that it may lead them to lie, steal, or lose a significant relationship, job, or educational opportunity.

(Pathological Gambling, NCI Thesaurus)

Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet.

(Compulsive Gambling, NIH: Natonal Institutes of Health)

Signs of problem gambling include: • Always thinking about gambling • Lying about gambling • Spending work or family time gambling • Feeling bad after you gamble, but not quitting • Gambling with money you need for other things

(Compulsive Gambling, NIH: Natonal Institutes of Health)


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gam·ble

(găm′bəl)v.intr.1.
a. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a game or sporting event.
b. To play a game for stakes, especially a game whose outcome is at least partly determined by chance.
2. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.
3. To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.
v.tr.

Gambling Words Meaning In English

2. To expose to hazard; risk: gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.
n.
2. An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.
[Perhaps from obsolete gamel, to play games, from Middle English gamen, gamenen, to play, from Old English gamenian, from gamen, fun.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Noun1.gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; 'there was too much for one person to do'
bettor, wagerer, better, punter - someone who bets
bookie, bookmaker - a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
crapshooter - a gambler who plays the game of craps
croupier - someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
loser - a gambler who loses a bet
handicapper, odds-maker - someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
crap-shooter, shooter - a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
plunger, speculator - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
sporting man - someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events
2.gambler - someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

gambler

noun
1.better, punter, backerThe British are a nation of inveterate gamblers.
2.risk-taker, speculatorNever afraid of failure, he was a gambler, ready to try anything.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gambler

Gamblingnoun
1. One who bets:
Gambling words meaning in english
2. One who speculates for quick profits:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
hazardní hráčhráč
szerencsejátékos
도박꾼
spelare
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gambler

[ˈgæmblər]n
(with money) → joueur/euse m/f
a heavy gambler → un(e) flambeur/euse m/f
(= risk-taker)
He's not afraid of failure: he's a gambler → Il n'a pas peur de l'échec; il a le goût du risque.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gambler

n (lit, fig) → Spieler(in)m(f); he’s a born gambler → er ist eine Spielernatur; Gamblers Anonymous → pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gamble

(ˈgӕmbl) verb
to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc. dobbel يُقامِر рискувам jogar sázet, hrát (hazardně) spielen spille; satse παίζω τυχερά παιχνίδια, τζογάρω apostar a, jugar dinero a hasartmänge mängima قمار کردن؛ ریسک کردن pelata uhkapeliä jouer לְהַמֵר जुआ खेलना kockati (pénzben) játszik berjudi spila fjárhættuspil giocare d'azzardo かけ事をする 도박하다 lošti spēlēt azartspēles judi gokkensette på spill, satse penger uprawiać hazard جوارى كول، خمار كول ( قمار كول jogar a miza играть в азартные игры hrať; staviť igrati na srečo kockati se spela på เสี่ยงโชค kumar oynamak 賭博 робити ставку رقم داؤ پر لگانا đánh cờ bạc 买跑马赛等票进行赌博，赌博
noun
(something which involves) a risk. The whole business was a bit of a gamble. waagstuk مُقامَرَه хазартна игра jogada risk, hazard das Glücksspiel chance ρίσκοempresa arriesgada, jugada õnnemäng ریسک riski entreprise risquée הִימוּרִים जुआ, दांव पर लगाना rizik kockázatos ügy perjudian fjárhættuspil; áhætta gioco d'azzardo かけ事 모험, 투기 rizikingas dalykas riskants pasākums perjudian gokhasardspill, sjanseseilasryzyko قمار jogada ac­ţiu­ne riscantă рискованное предприятие hazard tvegana igra kocka vågspel, chansning การเสี่ยงโชค kumar 碰運氣，冒風險 ризикована справа پر خطر اقدام việc đánh bạc 冒险，投机
ˈgambler noun
dobbelaar مُقامِر комарджия jogador (hazardní) hráč der Spieler spiller τζογαδόροςjugador mängur قمارباز uhkapeluri joueur/-euse מהמר जुआरी kockar (szerencse)játékos penjudi fjárhættuspilari giocatore/giocatrice d'azzardo ばくち打ち 도박사 lošėjas azartspēļu spēlētājs penjudi; kaki judi gokkerspekulant, gambler, spillerhazardzista جوارګر، قمار باز jogador cartofor игрок hráč, -ka hazarder kockar [hasard]spelare นักเสี่ยงโชค kumarbaz 賭徒 азартний гравець جواری người đánh bạc 赌徒
ˈgambling noun
dobbelary مُقامَرَه хазарт jogo hazard, hra (riziko) das Spielen spil τζόγοςjuego hasartmäng قماربازی uhkapeli jeu הִימוּרִים जुआ खेलना kockanje (szerencse)játék perjudian þátttaka í fjárhættuspili/veðmálum gioco d'azzardo ばくち 도박 azartinis lošimas azartspēle berjudi het gokken hasardspill, gambling, spekulasjonhazard جوارګری jogo joc de noroc азартные игры hazardná hra hazardna igra kockanje [hasard]spel การพนัน kumar 賭博 азартна гра جوا trò cờ bạc 赌博
take a gamble
to do something risky in the hope that it will succeed. waag 'n kans يُقامِر، يُغامِر рискувам arriscar hazardovat sich auf ein Glücksspiel einlassen satse; sætte på spil το παίζω κορόνα γράμματα tomar un riesgo, arriesgar riskima ریسک کردن ottaa riski prendre un risque לְהִסתַכֵּן जोखिम उठाना riskirati hazardíroz menantang risiko taka áhættu rischiare いちかばちか試す 모험을 하다 (su)rizikuoti riskēt memperjudikan nasib een gok doen gamble, satse, spille hasardzaryzykować قمار كول arriscar a risca рискнуть hazardovať tvegati kockati se göra en chansning เสี่ยงพนัน şansını denemek 碰運氣，冒風險 ризикувати کامیابی حاصل کرنے کے لیے خطرہ مول لینا mạo hiểm 冒险从事
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gambler

→ مُقامِر hazardní hráč hasardspillerGamblingGlücksspielerτζογαδόροςjugador uhkapelurijoueur kockargiocatore d’azzardo ギャンブラー 도박꾼gokkergamblerhazardzistajogador de jogo de azarазартный игрок spelare นักพนันkumarcı người chơi bạc

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赌博者
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