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Another word for gamble

gamble Synonyms

gamble

n.

chance, risk, crapshoot*; see bet, uncertainty 3, venture.

gamble Synonyms

gamble

v.

To play for money
game, wager, bet, play, plunge, play at dice, shoot craps, cut the cards, play at hazard, cast lots, speculate, stake, back, lay money on, try one's luck, take a flier*, go for broke*, flip a coin*, leap into the dark*, shoot the moon*, buy a pig in a poke*, buck the tiger*, double the blind*, get in on the action*; see also bet.
To take chances
hazard, venture, risk; see chance 2.

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Another word for gamble

verb

To make a bet:
bet, game, lay¹, play, wager. Idiom: put one's money on something. See gambling
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:
bet, lay¹ (down), post², put, risk, stake, venture, wager. (Informal) go. See gambling
To take a risk in the hope of gaining advantage:
speculate, venture. Idiom: take a flyer. See gambling

noun

A venture depending on chance:
bet, risk, speculation, wager. See gambling
A possibility of danger or harm:
chance, hazard, risk. See safety

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He'd taken a gamble by entrusting it to her.
Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers (1902); Indian Land Revenue Policy (Calcutta, 1902); B.
Although the food is hit-or-miss, the dining experience, friendly wait staff and happy patrons are worth the gamble, if you're feeling travel-weary.
War for fighting's sake, although in the popular mind there may be, during most wars, only the excitement and the emotion of a great gamble, has no conscious place among the motives of those who determine the destinies of peoples.
Crawford, was engaged to reorganize the customs; a number of German officers, selected by General von der Goltz, were brought in to reform the army; and the work of restoring the navy to efficiency was entrusted to a British adviser, Rear-Admiral Gamble, and a small British staff.

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