stakes

Meanings

• noun

  The amount of money or resources that someone must bet in order to participate in a game or competition.

  - "The entry fee for the race was set at $500 per person, which was a steep stake for some."
  - "The stakes were high in the poker game, with each player putting in their last dollar."

• noun

  A pole or post used to mark the boundary of an area or to support something.

  - "The construction crew drove stakes into the ground to mark the boundary of the new development."
  - "The gardener used stakes to support the tall sunflowers in his garden."

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Pronunciation

1. /steɪks/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651542"

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Synonyms

peg , bet , hazard , wager

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stakes
akes , akeside , bakes , cakes , lakes , rakes

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Variants

List of all variants of stakes that leads to same result
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Etymology

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Old English stacu, from stoc, a post or pole.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stakeout' comes from the practice of police officers staking out a location to observe criminal activity.

2. In the game of chess, a player can 'stake' a piece, which means to offer it as a bet that it can be captured by the opponent without any loss to the player.

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Related Concepts

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1. risk: Stakes are often used in conjunction with risk, as the amount of money or resources that someone stands to lose or gain.

2. bet: Stakes are the amount of money or resources that someone bets in a game or competition.

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Culture

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In literature, stakes are often used metaphorically to represent the importance or consequences of a situation. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the title character famously declares, 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which has no other relish than to be exalted to the highest place.' In this context, the stakes are the rewards or consequences of Macbeth's ambition, which ultimately lead him to commit murder.

How to Memorize "stakes"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a poker table with each player putting their chips into a central pot. The stakes are the amount of chips each player is putting in.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the phrase 'raising the stakes', which means increasing the importance or consequences of a situation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that stakes are often used in gambling and competition, so think of the word 'stakes' as a synonym for 'bet' or 'wager'.

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