gamble
US /'ɡæmbl/
・UK /'ɡæmbl/
B1
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To play games to win money
I don't like to gamble with my money
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Dangerous or risky thing that might not go right
It's a gamble, but I think it will succeed
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To risk (money or something valuable) on a game or event of chance.
He gambled all his savings on a horse race.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To take a risky action in the hope of a desired result.
The company decided to gamble on a new marketing strategy.
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How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
- And better yet, Nord ensured that all of my research was completely safe and protected—when you're traveling and using public wifi, you're taking a dangerous gamble; it's easy to connect to the wrong network and lose your data, your files, or even your identity.
And better yet, Nord ensured that all of my research was completely safe and protected—when you're traveling and using public wifi, you're taking a dangerous gamble; it's easy to connect to the wrong network and lose your data, your files, or even your identity.
- When you're traveling and using public Wi-Fi, you're taking a dangerous gamble: it's easy to connect to the wrong network and lose your data, your files, or even your identity.
When you're traveling and using public Wi-Fi, you're taking a dangerous gamble: it's easy to connect to the wrong network and lose your data, your files, or even your identity.
Did Shohei Ohtani help his interpreter, or was he betrayed?
- The source familiar with their interactions told NBC News that Mizuhara originally told Ohtani's representatives that the player had agreed to cover his debts, the interpreter telling Ohtani's team that Ohtani had been angry with him but agreed on the condition that Mizuhara would never gamble again.
The source familiar with their interactions told NBC News that Mizuhara originally told Ohtani's representatives that the player had agreed to cover his debts, the interpreter telling Ohtani's team that Ohtani had been angry with him but agreed on the condition that Mizuhara would never gamble again.
- The interpreter telling Otani's team that Otani had been angry with him but agreed on the condition that Mizuhara would never gamble again.
The interpreter telling Otani's team that Otani had been angry with him but agreed on the condition that Mizuhara would never gamble again.
A Cake or a Biscuit? - The Lengthy and Expensive Saga of the Jaffa Cake
- In order to avoid the Value-Added Tax, Proctor & Gamble argues in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a "crisp",
In order to avoid the Value-Added Tax, Proctor & Gamble argues in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a "crisp",
- In order to avoid the value-added tax, Procter & Gamble argued in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a crisp, since only 42% of the product was made from potato and it is fashioned from dough.
In order to avoid the value-added tax, Procter & Gamble argued in the UK that Pringles should be considered a cake rather than a crisp, since only 42% of the product was made from potato and it is fashioned from dough.
South Korea's martial law crisis: BBC Learning English from the News
- South Korea's Yun ends martial law after political gamble, and that's from Bloomberg.
South Korea's Yun ends martial law after political gamble, and that's from Bloomberg.
- And that headline again, South Korea's Yun ends martial law after political gamble, and that's from Bloomberg.
And that headline again, South Korea's Yun ends martial law after political gamble, and that's from Bloomberg.
America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…
- This is a huge gamble, firing the chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates is a huge problem.
This is a huge gamble, firing the chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates is a huge problem.
- So this is a huge gamble.
So this is a huge gamble.
US sends military assets to the Middle East as Israel-Iran conflict escalates | BBC News
- So it's a big gamble and whether it will work or not, whether it will de-escalate or not and bring people to the table I think is the big question that's up for grabs.
So it's a big gamble and whether it will work or not, whether it will de-escalate or not and bring people to the table I think is the big question that's up for grabs.
- So it, you know, it's a it's a big gamble,
So it, you know, it's a it's a big gamble,
Top 10 Theories About The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Make a gamble, that's what.
Make a gamble, that's what.
- Make a gamble, that's what.
Make a gamble, that's what.
fcj - gamble (w/ alys & demxntia)
- I know that you've been waiting long for me all night, always down to gamble 'cause you know that I will text you back.
I know that you've been waiting long for me all night, always down to gamble 'cause you know that I will text you back.
- Always down to gamble cause you know that I will text you back.
Always down to gamble cause you know that I will text you back.
French Election: Far-Right claim big victory in first round of voting | BBC News
- Marine Le Pen's far-right National Party came top with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left-wing coalition with around 28 percent of the poll. President Macron's gamble to hold the snap election saw his center-right alliance of parties relegated to third place. A final result won't be known for another week with a second round of voting for the National
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Party came top with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left-wing coalition with around 28 percent of the poll. President Macron's gamble to hold the snap election saw his center-right alliance of parties relegated to third place. A final result won't be known for another week with a second round of voting for the National
- President Macron's gamble to hold the snap election saw his center-right alliance of parties relegated to third place.
President Macron's gamble to hold the snap election saw his center-right alliance of parties relegated to third place.
Can Red Bull's Updates Fix Their Problems? | F1 TV Tech Talk
- Well, Okamatsu-san there just sort of hinted at how big a gamble this really is, but actually I think it's fair to say this is pretty unusual behaviour from a Formula 1 team, because along with that lovely new Secura livery on the Toyota-branded Haas, there has been a pretty significant change underneath the car, which we can't see because it's in the middle of the floor, but that change wasn't fully evaluated in the wind tunnel until after the team had already manufactured the components and shipped them off to Suzuka.
Well, Okamatsu-san there just sort of hinted at how big a gamble this really is, but actually I think it's fair to say this is pretty unusual behaviour from a Formula 1 team, because along with that lovely new Secura livery on the Toyota-branded Haas, there has been a pretty significant change underneath the car, which we can't see because it's in the middle of the floor, but that change wasn't fully evaluated in the wind tunnel until after the team had already manufactured the components and shipped them off to Suzuka.
- So they had to take the gamble on a bit of intuition, a bit of CFD, and a little bit of wind tunnel testing after the parts had been manufactured, and it's fair to say looking at the Free Practice 1 data at least, it hasn't really worked.
So they had to take the gamble on a bit of intuition, a bit of CFD, and a little bit of wind tunnel testing after the parts had been manufactured, and it's fair to say looking at the Free Practice 1 data at least, it hasn't really worked.