D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

gambling

· IPA /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/
01 n. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); as, his gambling cost …
  1. 1.
    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.
Syn. gaming, play.