stakes

See also: Stakes

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /steɪks/
  • Rhymes: -eɪks
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Homophone: steaks

Noun

stakes

  1. plural of stake
  2. The money wagered in gambling.
  3. Risks.
    • 2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, in the Telegraph‎:
      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

stakes

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stake

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

stakes

  1. indefinite genitive singular of stake
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