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punt
noun [C] (RISK) /pʌnt/ informalDefinition
take a punt on sth › to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money: It might be a good idea to take a punt on a few technology stocks.
(Definition of punt noun (RISK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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