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Gambling vs Trading - What's the difference?

gambling | trading |

As verbs the difference between gambling and trading

is that gambling is present participle of lang=en while trading is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between gambling and trading

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 trading is the carrying on of trade.

As an adjective trading is

carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.

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

    trading

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.
    • a trading company
  • (obsolete, rare) Frequented by traders.
  • * Milton
    • they on the trading flood
  • (obsolete) venal; corrupt; jobbing
    • a trading politician

    Noun

  • The carrying on of trade.
  • * Bible, Revelations
    • But thy riches and thy tradings , thy merchandise, and they who trade thy traffic, shall fall into the heart of the seas

    Derived terms

    * program trading (Webster 1913)

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