- present participle of gamble.
gambling
Americannoun
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the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
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the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.
If you don't back up your data, that's gambling.
Etymology
Origin of gambling
Example Sentences
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Gambling in penny shares adds to a sense of wild speculation more widely in stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Dr Emma Ryan, deputy medical director of the Primary Care Gambling Service, an NHS service for adults experiencing gambling harm, said celebrities advertising prize draws had led to their "normalisation".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Gambling firms say that business violates the state laws that give them exclusive access to sports betting.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The ban could cut those jobs by half, according to the California Gambling Assn.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Gambling promises the poor what Property performs for the rich: that is why the bishops dare not denounce it fundamentally.
From Maxims for Revolutionists by Shaw, Bernard
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