noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
casting away; throwing away; squandering
Rare literary word; used almost exclusively in the set phrase 一擲千金 (いってきせんきん), meaning 'squandering a fortune in one go'. The standalone use is very limited.
彼は一擲千金の覚悟で事業に乗り出した。
He launched the business with the resolve to risk everything in one throw.
「一擲」は単独ではほとんど使われず、「一擲千金」という成句で見かける。
一擲 is rarely used alone; it is encountered in the set phrase 一擲千金.