gamble away
phrasal verb
gambled away; gambling away; gambles away
: to lose (something, such as money) by gambling
She gambled away her inheritance.
gambling the city's future away
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Both Fu and Ma worried publicly that TSMC - and Taiwan's government, which owns the largest stake in the company - could end up gambling away that advantage.
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Angela Craig had complained to her sister that her husband had recently gambled away more than $2,000 on a trip to Las Vegas.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Zac was gambling away his anxieties, a practice looked down upon in the Church.
—Henry Chandonnet, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
To do that, Matty reinvents herself as an older lawyer whose dead no-good husband gambled away their money, forcing her to dust off her law degree to support herself and her teen grandson.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of his fellow temporary cellmates is in trouble for gambling away millions in government energy contracts, so Dwight calmly gives the guy advice in advance of a likely multiple-year sentence.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Instead, Buckle is accused of gambling away a fortune at Las Vegas casinos, according to KLAS-TV, citing records obtained from the Nevada Secretary of State's office.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Angela Craig had complained to her sister that her husband had recently gambled away more than $2,000 on a trip to Las Vegas.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Zac was gambling away his anxieties, a practice looked down upon in the Church.
—Henry Chandonnet, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
To do that, Matty reinvents herself as an older lawyer whose dead no-good husband gambled away their money, forcing her to dust off her law degree to support herself and her teen grandson.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of his fellow temporary cellmates is in trouble for gambling away millions in government energy contracts, so Dwight calmly gives the guy advice in advance of a likely multiple-year sentence.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Instead, Buckle is accused of gambling away a fortune at Las Vegas casinos, according to KLAS-TV, citing records obtained from the Nevada Secretary of State's office.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Gamble away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble%20away. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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