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Gambling ˈɡæmblɪŋ Debts Money Noun Bre Heavy Psychiatrist

Word gambling
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɡæmblɪŋ / NAmE / ˈɡæmblɪŋ /
Example
  • heavy gambling debts
  • he went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.
  • if i were a gambling man, i’d put my money on him resigning soon.
  • internet gambling sites
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gambling

(noun)BrE / ˈɡæmblɪŋ / NAmE / ˈɡæmblɪŋ /
  1. the activity of playing games of chance for money and of betting on horses, etc.
    • heavy gambling debts

    Extra Examples

    • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.
    • If I were a gambling man, I’d put my money on him resigning soon.
    • Internet gambling sites
    • She ran up gambling debts worth a million pounds.
    • The police are trying to stop all illegal gambling.
    • online gambling operations
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