The company's gamble paid off.
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Gamble
Synonyms for "gamble" (194 found)
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Closest matches (39)
accidentalityactuarial calculationadmit ofadventitiousnessanteante upbackbe liablebe subjected tobetbet onbid fair toblind bargainborderline casebravebreakbreakscallcast lotscasualness
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Strong matches (58)
daredefydefy dangerdestinydouble contingencydraw lotsdraw strawsencounter dangerendangerexposefaceface up tofadefateflierflingflip of a coinflukinessflyerforget the odds
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fortuitousnessfortuityfortunegamble ongamble withgamegood fortunegood luckguesshaphappenstancehappy chancehazardheedless haphow they fallimperilincur dangerindeterminacyindeterminatenessjeopardjeopardizejeopardylaw of averageslaylay a wagerlay downlay openlie underlotluck
Related words (97)
make a betmake bookmatch coinsmeet a betmoiraopen questionopportunityparlaypasspawnperilpiece of guessworkpig in a pokeplayplay againstplay at diceplay the poniesplay with fireplungepredict
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principle of indeterminacyprobabilityproblematicnessprognosticatepuntput in dangerput in jeopardyput onquestionraffleraffle offrandom samplerely onriskrun of luckrun the chancerun the riskseeserendipitysetshoot crapssight-unseen transactionspeculatespeculationsportstakestand a chancestand fair tostand patstand to gainstand to losestatistical probabilitytake a chancetake chancestempt fortunetempt providencethe breakstheory of probabilitytosstoss uptoss-uptouch and gouncertaintyuncertainty principleundecided issueventurewagerwhatever comes
Noun(19 words)
Adjective(1 words)
swedish risk
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11 entriesbetcasinosinvestmentlotterieslottery betparimutuel betspeculationsports bettingspread betventurewager
Collocations
10 entriescalculated gambleeconomic gamblefinancial gamblegambling industryhigh stakes gambleillegal gamblingproblem gamblingrisk takingrisky gamblestrategic gamble
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
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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