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Webster 1828 Edition

Gambling

GAM'BLING

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ppr.

Gaming for money.

Definition 2024

gambling

gambling

English

Verb

gambling

present participle of gamble

Noun

gambling ‎(usually uncountable, plural gamblings)

An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

Translations

activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance

Chinese:
Mandarin: 賭博 (zh), 赌博 (zh) ‎(dǔbó)
Estonian: mängurlus
Finnish: uhkapeli (fi)
French: jeux de hasard (fr) m pl, pari (fr) m
German: Glücksspiel (de) n
Italian: giochi d'azzardo m pl, gioco d'azzardo m
Japanese: 賭博 (ja) ‎(とばく, tobaku), 博打 ‎(ばくえき, bakueki, ばくち, bakuchi)

Korean: 도박 ‎(dobak) (賭博 (ko))
Malay: perjudian
Polish: hazard (pl) m
Portuguese: jogo de azar (pt)
Russian: аза́ртная игра́ (ru) f ‎(azártnaja igrá), (usually plural) аза́ртные и́гры (ru) f pl ‎(azártnyje ígry), (business) иго́рный би́знес m ‎(igórnyj bíznɛs), гэ́мблинг (ru) m ‎(gɛ́mbling)
Telugu: జూదము (te) ‎(jūdamu)
Vietnamese: đổ bác (賭博)

See also

game of chance