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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game of chance; money gambled |
| Synonyms: | action, ante, betting, chance, down on, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, odds on, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, random shot, risk, shot, shot in the dark, speculation, stake, sweepstakes, uncertainty, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | cache |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hidden supply |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, assets, drop, drop joint, drop-off, fund, hideout, hiding place, hoard, kitty, nest egg, plant, repository, reserve, shade, stake, stash, stockpile, store, storehouse, supplies, treasure, treasury, wealth |
| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial assets |
| Synonyms: | CD, IRA, business, cash, estate, finances, financing, fortune, funds, gold, interests, investment, kitty, means, money, nest egg, principal, property, resources, savings, stake, stock, substance, treasure, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gamble, risk |
| Synonyms: | bet, craps game, fall of the cards, hazard, jeopardy, lottery, raffle, speculation, stake, throw of the dice, try, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | risk, endanger |
| Synonyms: | attempt, cast lots, draw lots, gamble, go out on a limb, have a fling at, hazard, jeopardize, play with fire, plunge, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take shot in the dark, tempt fate, tempt fortune, toss up, try, venture, wager, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | aim, design, plan, scheme, understand |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | down payment; money saved |
| Synonyms: | drop, installment, money in the bank, partial payment, pledge, retainer, security, stake, warranty |
| Antonyms: | debit, withdrawal |
| Main Entry: | endowment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large gift |
| Synonyms: | award, benefaction, benefit, bequest, bestowal, boon, bounty, dispensation, donation, fund, funding, gifting, grant, gratuity, income, inheritance, largess, legacy, nest egg, pension, presentation, property, provision, revenue, stake, stipend, subsidy, trust |
| Antonyms: | loss |
| Main Entry: | enterprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure, undertaking |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, affair, attempt, baby*, bag*, ballgame, big idea, biggie, bit*, business, campaign, cause, company, concern, crusade, deal, deed, do*, effort, endeavor, engagement, essay, establishment, firm, flier, follow through, game*, happening, hazard, house, move, operation, outfit, performance, pet project, plan, plunge*, program, project, proposition, purpose, pursuit, risk, scheme, speculation, stake, striving, stunt, task, thing*, trade, try, venture, work |
| Antonyms: | idleness, inactivity, unemployment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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