gambling

US /'ɡæmblɪŋ/

UK /'ɡæmblɪŋ/

B1

noun

  • Act of betting money on events

verb

  • To play games to win money

other

  • The activity of betting money or valuables on the outcome of a game or event.
  • The activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race.

other

  • Present participle of gamble; risking money or something valuable.

other

  • To play games of chance for money; bet.
  • To take risky action in the hope of a desired result.

Examples

She ran up gambling debts worth a million pounds.

He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.