Meaning of Stakes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The money wagered in gambling
   plural, plural-only
2. Risks
   plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“I have⟳ reviewed the exhibits submitted in this case. I also have⟳ carefully considered the arguments proffered by the parties. I take⟳ my role in this proceeding extremely seriously, given both the stakes and the novel constitutional questions at issue⟳. For the reasons that follow⟳, I conclude⟳ that Mr. Trump's primary petition is invalid.”

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