gamble
verb
to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly
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verb
to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly
verb
to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen, especially in a race or game. You lose the money if you are wrong and win more if you are right
to risk a particular amount of money by trying to guess the result of a race or competition
verb
if you place a bet, you give money to someone saying that you think a person, team, animal etc will win a competition
to bet on something so that you will win money if you are right, but lose it if you are wrong
to win more at gambling than the casino can pay you
to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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