stakes

1. 1
   nounplural

   The things you could win or lose in a situation.

   Like a bet: the more you put in, the more you can win or lose.

   The stakes were high in the final round of talks.

   With the championship on the line, the stakes could not have been higher.

   Similarrisks

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2. 2
   nouncountableplural

   The money you bet when gambling.

   Like the coins you put down before a game: if you lose, the winner takes them.

   The players placed their stakes on the table before the cards were dealt.

   He lost his whole stakes on a single hand.

   Similarbets, wagers

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3. 3
   noun

   Plural of stake. Use this form when talking about more than one stake.

   They drove wooden stakes into the ground to mark the boundary.

   The campers hammered the tent stakes into the soft earth.

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4. 4
   verb

   Third-person singular present of stake. Use it after he, she, or it.

   She stakes her savings on the new business every chance she gets.

   He stakes the young tree so the wind cannot bend it.

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