Gamble

Synonyms for "gamble" (156 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Verb(2 words)
adventurechance

Strong matches (46)

Verb(1 words)
hazard

Related words (78)

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9 relation types

More general

11 entries

Related terms

1 entries

derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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is a

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manner of

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motivated by_goal

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related to

7 entries

Translations

158 translations across 43 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • قُمار noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • قِمَار noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • قَامَرَ verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • قَامَرَ verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Basque

1 entries
  • jokatu verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • авантюра noun (a risky venture)
  • риск noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • играя комар verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • рискувам verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကစား verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • sugal verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 賭錢 /赌钱 verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 賭博 /赌博 verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • 賭博 /赌博 verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • 賭錢 /赌钱 verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • 賭錢 /赌钱 verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Czech

1 entries
  • riskovat verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Dutch

4 entries
  • gok noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • gok noun (a risky venture)
  • waagstuk noun (a risky venture)
  • gokken verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • hazardo noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • hazardo noun (a risky venture)
  • hazardi verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • hazardi verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)

Estonian

1 entries
  • õnnemäng noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)

Finnish

4 entries
  • uhkapeli noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • uhkapeli noun (a risky venture)
  • gämblätä verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • uhkapelata verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

French

4 entries
  • jeu de hasard noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • pari noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • hasarder verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • parier verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Galician

4 entries
  • aposta noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • aventuranza noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • aventuranza noun (a risky venture)
  • envite noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ავანტიურა noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • ავანტიურა noun (a risky venture)
  • აზარტული თამაში noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • რისკიანი საქმე noun (a risky venture)

German

4 entries
  • Glücksspiel noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • Glücksspiel noun (a risky venture)
  • Hazardspiel noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • aufs Spiel n setzen verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)

Greek

2 entries
  • στοίχημα noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • στοιχηματίζω verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • הימר verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • הימר verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hazárdjáték noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • hazárdjáték noun (a risky venture)
  • lutri noun (a risky venture)
  • szerencsejáték noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)

Ido

3 entries
  • ludrisko noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • ludriskar verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • ludriskar verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • berjudi verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • bertaruh verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • mempertaruhkan verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • poner in risco verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)

Italian

4 entries
  • scommessa noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • rischiare verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)
  • scommettere verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • scommettere verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ギャンブル noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • ギャンブル noun (a risky venture)
  • 賭け noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • 賭け noun (a risky venture)

Javanese

1 entries
  • main verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Khmer

1 entries
  • លេងល្បែង verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Macanese

1 entries
  • dále dôs mám verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • комар noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • коцка noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • се коцка verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • се коцка verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Malay

2 entries
  • taruhan noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • judi verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Māori

2 entries
  • petipeti verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • purei moni verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • qumar noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • qumar kirin verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • qumar lîstin verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Persian

1 entries
  • قمار noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)

Polish

3 entries
  • hazard noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • grać verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • ryzykować verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • aposta noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • aposta noun (a risky venture)
  • apostar verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • arriscar verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)

Romanian

2 entries
  • juca verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • juca jocuri de noroc verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Russian

4 entries
  • авантю́ра noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • авантю́ра noun (a risky venture)
  • аза́ртная игра́ noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • kȍckati se verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • kȍckati se verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Spanish

4 entries
  • apuesta noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • jugada riesgosa noun (a risky venture)
  • lotería noun (a risky venture)
  • riesgo noun (a risky venture)

Swedish

3 entries
  • vågspel noun (a risky venture)
  • spela hasard verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • spela hasard verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Thai

3 entries
  • พนัน verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • พนัน verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)
  • พนัน verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)

Turkish

3 entries
  • kumar noun (a risk undertaken with a potential gain)
  • kumar oynamak verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • kumar oynamak verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đánh bạc verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Walloon

3 entries
  • fé ene wadjeure verb (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
  • risker verb ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain)
  • trimler verb (to play risky games for monetary gain)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The company's gamble paid off.

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You must not gamble at cards.

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If you gamble on the stock market, you are an investor... If you gamble on the derivatives market, you are a trader... If you gamble at the casino, you are a loser... Morality?

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So you lost all your money? That'll teach you to gamble.

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