"gambling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gambling.wav [US] Forms: gamblings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} gambling (usually uncountable, plural gamblings)
  1. An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Betting, Gambling Derived forms: e-gambling, gambling den, gambling house, problem gambling Related terms: game of chance Translations (activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance): قِمَار (qimār) [masculine] (Arabic), مُقَامَرَة (muqāmara) [feminine] (Arabic), قُمار (gumār) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), qumar (Azerbaijani), аза́ртная гульня́ (azártnaja hulʹnjá) [feminine] (Belarusian), အကစား (a.ka.ca:) (Burmese), အလောင်းအစား (a.laung:a.ca:) (Burmese), قومار (qumar) (Central Kurdish), 賭博 (Chinese Mandarin), 赌博 (dǔbó) (Chinese Mandarin), hazardní hra [feminine] (Czech), hasard (Danish), kansspel [neuter] (Dutch), gokspel [neuter] (Dutch), hazardspel [neuter] (Dutch), mängurlus (Estonian), uhkapeli (Finnish), jeux de hasard [masculine, plural] (French), pari [masculine] (French), Glücksspiel [neuter] (German), जुआ (juā) [masculine] (Hindi), किमार (kimār) [masculine] (Hindi), szerencsejáték (Hungarian), fjárhættuspil [neuter] (Icelandic), perjudian (Indonesian), judi (Indonesian), giochi d'azzardo [masculine, plural] (Italian), gioco d'azzardo [masculine] (Italian), 賭博 (tobaku) (alt: とばく) (Japanese), 博奕 (bakueki) (alt: ばくえき) (Japanese), 博打 (bakuchi) (alt: ばくち) (Japanese), құмар (qūmar) (Kazakh), ការភ្នាល់ (kaaphnŏəl) (Khmer), 도박 (dobak) (alt: 賭博) (Korean), 노름 (noreum) (Korean), ການພະນັນ (kān pha nan) (Lao), azartspēle [feminine] (Latvian), azartinis lošimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), комар (komar) [masculine] (Macedonian), коцкање (kockanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), хазард (hazard) [masculine] (Macedonian), perjudian (Malay), qumar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), قمار (qomâr) (Persian), hazard [masculine] (Polish), jogo de azar (Portuguese), аза́ртная игра́ (azártnaja igrá) [feminine] (Russian), аза́ртные и́гры (azártnyje ígry) [feminine, plural, usually] (Russian), иго́рный би́знес (igórnyj bíznɛs) [masculine] [business] (Russian), гэ́мблинг (gɛ́mbling) [masculine] (Russian), द्यूत (dyūta) [neuter] (Sanskrit), hazardná hra [feminine] (Slovak), قومار (qumar) (Southern Kurdish), juego de azar [masculine] (Spanish), kamari (Swahili), hasardspel [neuter] (Swedish), қимор (qimor) (Tajik), జూదము (jūdamu) (Telugu), การพนัน (gaan-pá-nan) (Thai), kumar (Turkish), аза́ртна гра (azártna hra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), аза́ртна ігра́ (azártna ihrá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), đổ bác (alt: 賭博) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gambling-en-noun-~5vZk-fv Disambiguation of Betting: 63 37 Disambiguation of Gambling: 61 39

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gambling.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gambling
  1. present participle and gerund of gamble Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gamble
    Sense id: en-gambling-en-verb-iFcXnY35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76

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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "賭博"
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "hasard"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "kansspel"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "mängurlus"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "jeux de hasard"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pari"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Glücksspiel"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "juā",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जुआ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kimār",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "किमार"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "szerencsejáték"
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fjárhættuspil"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "perjudian"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "judi"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "giochi d'azzardo"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gioco d'azzardo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "とばく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tobaku",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "賭博"
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        {
          "alt": "ばくえき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bakueki",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "博奕"
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          "alt": "ばくち",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bakuchi",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "博打"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūmar",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "құмар"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaaphnŏəl",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "ការភ្នាល់"
        },
        {
          "alt": "賭博",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dobak",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "도박"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "noreum",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "노름"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "qumar",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "قومار"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "qumar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sdh",
          "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
          "roman": "qumar",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "قومار"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kān pha nan",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "ການພະນັນ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "azartspēle"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "azartinis lošimas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "komar",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "комар"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kockanje",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "коцкање"
        },
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "hazard",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хазард"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "perjudian"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qomâr",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "قمار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "hazard"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "jogo de azar"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "azártnaja igrá",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "аза́ртная игра́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "azártnyje ígry",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural",
            "usually"
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          "word": "аза́ртные и́гры"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "igórnyj bíznɛs",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "business"
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          "word": "иго́рный би́знес"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gɛ́mbling",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гэ́мблинг"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "dyūta",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "द्यूत"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hazardná hra"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "juego de azar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "kamari"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hasardspel"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "qimor",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "қимор"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "jūdamu",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "జూదము"
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          "word": "การพนัน"
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          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
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          "word": "аза́ртна гра"
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          "roman": "azártna ihrá",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "аза́ртна ігра́"
        },
        {
          "alt": "賭博",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
          "word": "đổ bác"
        }
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      "word": "problem gambling"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qimār",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قِمَار"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muqāmara",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُقَامَرَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gumār",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قُمار"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "qumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "azártnaja hulʹnjá",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртная гульня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.ka.ca:",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "အကစား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.laung:a.ca:",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "အလောင်းအစား"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "賭博"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǔbó",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "赌博"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hazardní hra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "hasard"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kansspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gokspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hazardspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "mängurlus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "uhkapeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "jeux de hasard"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pari"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Glücksspiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "juā",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जुआ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kimār",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "किमार"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "szerencsejáték"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fjárhættuspil"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "perjudian"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "judi"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "giochi d'azzardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gioco d'azzardo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とばく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tobaku",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "賭博"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばくえき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakueki",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "博奕"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばくち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakuchi",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "博打"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qūmar",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "құмар"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaaphnŏəl",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "ការភ្នាល់"
    },
    {
      "alt": "賭博",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dobak",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "도박"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "noreum",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "노름"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "qumar",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "قومار"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "qumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "qumar",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "قومار"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kān pha nan",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "ການພະນັນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "azartspēle"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azartinis lošimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "komar",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "комар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kockanje",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "коцкање"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "hazard",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хазард"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "perjudian"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qomâr",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "قمار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hazard"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "jogo de azar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "azártnaja igrá",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртная игра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "azártnyje ígry",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртные и́гры"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igórnyj bíznɛs",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "иго́рный би́знес"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gɛ́mbling",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гэ́мблинг"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dyūta",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "द्यूत"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hazardná hra"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "juego de azar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "kamari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hasardspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qimor",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "қимор"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "jūdamu",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "జూదము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-pá-nan",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "การพนัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "kumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "azártna hra",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртна гра"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "azártna ihrá",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртна ігра́"
    },
    {
      "alt": "賭博",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance",
      "word": "đổ bác"
    }
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  "word": "gambling"
}

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