gamble

Definition

  • verb: to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions
  • verb: to play a game for money or property
  • often + 'on'
  • synonyms: risk, wager, chance

Examples

  • The mayor is 'gambling' that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.

  • The company is 'gambling' [='betting, risking'] everything 'on' this strategy.

  • people who lost money 'gambling' in the stock market

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He inferred that universe ending paradoxes would ensue should he break his promise. You lied? - Oh. I implied. - A gamble? An act of faith. One I hope you will repeat in the future in Starfleet. In the face of extinction it is only logical I resign my Starfleet commission (..)
    2009 Star Trek
  • (..) Lannisters made you one of the great lords of Westeros. Yet, here you are in the North, undermining them. Why gamble with your position? Every ambitious move is a gamble. You gambled when you drove a dagger into Robb Stark's heart. It appears that your gamble paid off. You're Warden of the North. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3
  • (..) In addition to Naomi and my two perfect kids, I own a mansion, private jet, six cars, three horses, two vacation homes and a foot yacht. I also gamble like a degenerate, I drink like a fish, I fuck hookers maybe five-six times a week. I have three different Federal agencies looking to indict me. (..)
    2013 The Wolf of Wall Street