gamble: Meaning and Definition of

gam•ble

1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.

1. to lose or squander by betting (usually fol. by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
2. to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.
3. to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.

1. any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
2. a venture in a game of chance for stakes, esp. for high stakes.