Odds vs Gamble - What's the difference?
odds | gamble |
The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
(l)
A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
A risky venture
To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
To risk (something) for potential gain.
To interact with equipment at a casino
As a noun odds
is the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.As a proper noun gamble is
.odds
English
(wikipedia odds)Noun
(en-plural noun)- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
Usage notes
* The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver."Derived terms
* at all odds / by all odds / against all odds * at odds * implied odds * lay odds * long odds / short odds * odds and ends * odds on / odds against * odds-on * pot odds * take oddsSee also
* even money * evensAnagrams
* ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Noun
References
* ----gamble
English
(wikipedia gamble)Noun
(en noun)- ''The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.
Verb
(gambl)- He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
