- gamble sth away
- UK US gamble sth away— Phrasal Verb with gamble({{}}/ˈgæmbl/ verb [I or T]► to lose something by gambling: »
In recent years, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
gamble sth away
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gamble something away — ˌgamble sthaˈway derived to lose sth such as money, possessions, etc. by gambling • Every weekend he drinks and gambles away his earnings. Main entry: ↑gamblederived … Useful english dictionary
gamble — 1 verb 1 (I) to risk money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, a race or a horse: We re forbidden to drink or gamble. | gamble on sth: Jack loves gambling on the horses. | gamble heavily (=gamble often, using … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gamble — gam|ble1 [ˈgæmbəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: game] 1.) to risk money or possessions on the result of something such as a card game or a race, when you do not know for certain what the result will be →↑bet ▪ Their religion forbids them … Dictionary of contemporary English
risk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, grave, great, high, huge, major, serious, significant … Collocations dictionary
