Synonyms and antonyms of To gamble money in British Thesaurus

gamble (verb)

to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly

bet (verb)

to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen, especially in a race or game. You lose the money if you are wrong and win more if you are right

stake (verb)

to risk money by betting it on the result of a race, competition, game etc

back (verb)

to bet (=risk money) that a particular person or animal will win a race or competition

put on ()

to risk a particular amount of money by trying to guess the result of a race or competition

place (verb)

if you place a bet, you give money to someone saying that you think a person, team, animal etc will win a competition

see (verb)

to bet the same money as another player and to make them show their cards

put money on something ()

to bet on something so that you will win money if you are right, but lose it if you are wrong

break the bank ()

to win more at gambling than the casino can pay you

put your shirt on something ()

to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet

bet the farm ()

to be certain that something will happen or bring you success, especially when this makes you spend all your money on it

call (verb)

to say which side of a coin you think will be showing when it comes down after being tossed in the air

come up ()

if your ticket or name comes up in a lottery or similar game, it is chosen as a winner

draw a raffle ()

to take a ticket out of a container to see who has won a prize

flip (verb)

to throw a coin into the air, making it turn over quickly, in order to decide about an issue

gamble away ()

to lose all of an amount of money by gambling

lose your shirt on something ()

to lose a lot of money that you have invested or bet

parlay (verb)

mainly American to use a small amount of money to try to win a larger amount of money

pick/draw someone’s name out of a hat ()

to choose someone as the winner of a competition in which everyone has an equal chance of winning, often by taking a name written on a piece of paper out of a container

raffle (verb)

to offer something as a prize in a raffle

raise (verb)

to increase the value of a bet in a card game

see (verb)

in a card game, to bet the same amount of money as another player

toss (verb)

to throw a coin into the air and make a decision based on which side the coin falls on

wager (verb)

to agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result of a competition or other event