gamble
English
/ˈɡæm.bəl/
noun
Definitions
- A bet or wager.
- A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
- A risky venture.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *gamlen, gamenen derived from Old English gæmnian suffix from English game (adjective, noun).
Origin
English
game
Gloss
adjective, noun
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Big Game English
- Eurogame English
- aftergame English
- antigambler English
- antigame English
- backgame English
- blackgame English
- crapgame English
- cybergame English
- dice game English
- doorgame English
- endgame English
- fangame English
- folkgame English
- foregame English
- gambler English
- gamblerlike English
- gamblesome English
- gamblest English
- gambleth English
- game English
- game-goer English
- gameable English
- gamebag English
- gamebird English
- gameboard English
- gamebook English
- gamebot English
- gamebreaking English
- gamecard English
- gamecatcher English
- gamechanger English
- gamecock English
- gameday English
- gamefic English
- gamefish English
- gamefowl English
- gameful English
- gamegoer English
- gamekeeper English
- gamekeeping English
- gameland English
- gameless English
- gamelike English
- gamely English
- gameness English
- gameography English
- gamepad English
- gameplay English
- gameplayer English
- gameplaying English
- gameport English
- gamer English
- gamescape English
- gamesome English
- gamespace English
- gamester English
- gameverse English
- gamewise English
- gameworld English
- gamey English
- gamification English
- gamify English
- handgame English
- makegame English
- megagame English
- metagame English
- microgame English
- middlegame English
- midgame English
- minigame English
- multigame English
- netgame English
- neurogame English
- newsgame English
- nongambler English
- nongame English
- outgamble English
- outgame English
- playgame English
- postgame English
- pregame English
- pseudogame English
- retrogame English
- savegame English
- subgame English
- gamen German
- game Dutch, Flemish
- gamen Dutch, Flemish
- gambler French
- guimbler French
- game Portuguese
- gejma Swedish
- gem Swedish
- ゲーム Japanese
- 罰ゲーム Japanese
- gem Polish
- gæmnian Old English
- *gamlen Middle English
- game Middle English
- gamen Middle English
- gamenen Middle English
- गेम Hindi
- เกม Thai
- gêm Welsh
- gamme Norman
- 게임 Korean
- gim Javanese
- game
- gamer
- gamey
- gamify
- gamely
- gamebot
- outgame
- midgame
- gameday
- gamefic
- nongame
- gambler
- gamebag
- fangame
- gamepad
- subgame
- endgame
- netgame
- pregame
- gameful
- gameplay
- minigame
- gamewise
- gamegoer
- folkgame
- gamebook
- metagame
- crapgame
- gameness
- gamelike
- gamefowl
- gamebird
- foregame
- Eurogame
- megagame
- savegame
- doorgame
- newsgame
- gameable
- gamecock
- gamesome
- gamester
- makegame
- gamefish
- Big Game
- gamecard
- gameless
- gameland
- handgame
- gameport
- antigame
- backgame
- postgame
- playgame
- gambleth
- gamblest
- gameworld
- game-goer
- gameboard
- dice game
- gamespace
- blackgame
- gamescape
- neurogame
- gameverse
- retrogame
- aftergame
- multigame
- outgamble
- cybergame
- microgame
- gamblesome
- pseudogame
- gameplayer
- nongambler
- gamekeeper
- middlegame
- gamekeeping
- gamecatcher
- antigambler
- gameplaying
- gamechanger
- gamblerlike
- gameography
- gamification
- gamebreaking