chance vs go for broke

go for broke vs chance

chance is a noun but go for broke is not a noun.

chance is an adjective but go for broke is not an adjective.

chance and go for broke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
go for broke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go for broke is a hyponym of chance; that is, go for broke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chance:

chance: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
go for broke: risk everything in one big effort

Other hyponyms of chance include luck it, luck through.

chance (noun)	go for broke (noun)
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	go for broke (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	go for broke (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	risk everything in one big effort
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

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