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stakes
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Princeton's WordNet
stake, stakes, bet, wagernoun
the money risked on a gamble
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stakes
Stakes refer to the consequences or outcomes that could transpire as a result of a specific event, decision, or action, particularly in a competition or gamble. They can be material or immaterial items, such as money, reputation, or personal achievement, in which a person or entity could gain or lose depending on the outcome. The term is often used to denote seriousness or importance.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
stakes
A weir (which see) for taking fish, as black-stakes, &c.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STAKES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stakes is ranked #55962 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stakes surname appeared 366 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stakes.
79.5% or 291 total occurrences were White.
15.3% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.6% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stakes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stakes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stakes in a Sentence
There’s a lot of tough holes out there and there’s big stakes for sure, but I’ve been working on some good stuff and it’s nice to see some of that pan out.
There will be sizeable room for independents to grow, either by building their own receiving terminals or taking stakes in large existing terminals.
We have two and a half months more to negotiate; that's a serious amount of time with some serious business left to do, we hope Congress listens carefully and ask the questions that it wants. But also give us the space and the time to be able to complete a very difficult task which has high stakes for our country.
NAFTA and tequila have grown together over the last 25 years, both countries now have stakes in the success of Mexican tequila and U.S. whiskey, and often there is shared ownership.
I am but a pawn in a high-stakes chess game played by giants in international banking and high finance, if this committee is looking for the 'grandmaster,' it is not me.
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- apuestasSpanish
- दांवHindi
- ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನುKannada
- estacasPortuguese
- మవుతుందిTelugu
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