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stakes

stake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [steyk]
    • /steɪk/
    • /steɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [steyk]
    • /steɪk/

Definitions of stakes word

  • noun stakes something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest. 1
  • noun stakes a monetary or commercial interest, investment, share, or involvement in something, as in hope of gain: I have a big stake in the success of the firm. 1
  • noun stakes a personal or emotional concern, interest, involvement, or share: Parents have a big stake in their children's happiness. 1
  • noun stakes the funds with which a gambler operates. 1
  • noun stakes Often, stakes. a prize, reward, increase in status, etc., in or as if in a contest. 1
  • noun stakes stakes, Poker. the cash values assigned to the various colored chips, various bets, and raises: Our stakes are 5, 10, and 25 cents: you can bet out 10 cents on a pair and reraise twice at 25 cents. 1

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Origin of stakes

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English staca pin; cognate with Dutch staak, German Stake, Old Norse -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick1; (v.) Middle English staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stakes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stakes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stakes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stakes

noun stakes

  • backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
  • carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
  • fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
  • funds — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
  • gold star — a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.

verb stakes

  • backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
  • bankrolls — Plural form of bankroll.
  • dares — Plural form of dare.
  • grantsCary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
  • guarantees — Plural form of guarantee.

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