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Stakes

//steɪks// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Stake form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of stake form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The money wagered in gambling plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    the money risked on a gamble wordnet
  4. 4
    Risks plural, plural-only

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of stake form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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