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Gambling vs Gambit - What's the difference?

gambling | gambit |

As nouns the difference between gambling and gambit

is that gambling is 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 while gambit is gambit, a form of opening a chess game.

As a verb gambling

is .

gambling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * game of chance

    gambit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
    • Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.
  • Any ploy or stratagem.
    • Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit .
  • A remark intended to open a conversation.