how to pronounce gambit

/ˈɡæm.bɪt/

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gambit is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of gambit in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… no it's known as a fair gambit and I …”

meanings of gambit

noun:

An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
Any ploy or stratagem.
A remark intended to open a conversation.

verb:

To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

gambit frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gambit occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gambit can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that gambit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;