gambling

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
verb play games for money

By surface analysis, gamble + -ing.

‘Gambling, the rascal!’ he said. — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
It was the same with gambling. — Middlemarch, George Eliot
It's exciting--like gambling--if I win---- STANTON. — The Straw, Eugene O'Neill

gaming, play

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