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stakes

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /steɪks/

name

  1. plural of Stake

noun

  1. The money wagered in gambling
  2. Risks

    “These are the stakes: to make a world in which all of God's children can live or to go into the dark. We must either love each other, or we must die. Vote for President Johnson on November 3rd. The stakes are too high for you to stay home.”

    “Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.”

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stake