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gamble

/ˈɡæmbəl/GAM-buhl
/ˈɡæmbəl/GAM-buhl

Meaningplay games

Common meaning: risk money on a chance outcome

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishgameniansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgamenen‘play games’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsplay games → risk money on a chance outcomegamble‘risk money on a chance outcome’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English gamenian ‘play games’.

Roots

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