stakes

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /steɪks/

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• Homophone: steaks

Noun

Singular stake

Plural stakes

1. The plural form of stake; more than one (kind of) stake.
2. (uncountable) (plural only) Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.

   The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.

   The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.

Verb

Plain form stake

Third-person singular stakes

Past tense staked

Past participle staked

Present participle staking

1. The third-person singular form of stake.