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Meaning of high-stakes | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Involving large costs or rewards.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“But it was in the early 2000s that the high-stakes TV pop contest really arrived, along with promises that it would propel a few lucky auditionees to obscene levels of success and fame.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

high-status high-stepping high-stomached high-strung high-support high-tailed