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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

賭け事

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakegoto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Betting-game/ˈbɛt.ɪŋ ɡeɪm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はその賭け事で大金を失った。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A game in which the participants risk money or items of value on the outcome of an unpredictable event or contest.

    "Poker is widely considered the quintessential betting-game of skill and chance."
  2. 2

    Any activity or enterprise involving high financial risk and uncertain returns likened to gambling.

    "Navigating the volatile stock market often feels like playing a dangerous betting-game."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'bet' (from Middle English 'betten', likely of Germanic origin) combined with 'game' (from Old English 'gamen', meaning amusement or joy). The compound term emerged in the late 18th century to describe structured recreational activities involving wagers of money or valuables.

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