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stakes
noun
the
level
of
risk
,
reward
,
or
importance
involved
in
a
situation
•
With
the
championship
on
the
line
,
the
stakes
were
incredibly
high
.
With
the
championship
on
the
line
,
the
stakes
were
incredibly
high
.
•
It
’
s
a
low-stakes
quiz
,
so
don
’
t
worry
if
you
get
a
few
questions
wrong
.
It
’
s
a
low-stakes
quiz
,
so
don
’
t
worry
if
you
get
a
few
questions
wrong
.
Figurative
sense
grew
out
of
gambling
language
in
the
late
19th
century
,
treating
risk
itself
as
a
prize
to
be
won
or
lost
.
mistake
noun
something
you
do
,
say
,
or
think
that
is
not
correct
and
often
causes
a
problem
or
an
unwanted
result
•
I
made
a
silly
mistake
on
my
math
test
and
lost
two
points
.
I
made
a
silly
mistake
on
my
math
test
and
lost
two
points
.
•
Forgetting
your
keys
is
a
common
mistake
.
Forgetting
your
keys
is
a
common
mistake
.
From
Old
Norse
‘
mistaka
’
meaning
“
to
take
in
error
” (
mis-
‘
wrongly
’
+
taka
‘
take
’).
The
noun
sense
arose
in
late
Middle
English
.
verb
-
mistake
,
mistaking
,
mistakes
,
mistook
,
mistaken
to
think
wrongly
that
someone
or
something
is
another
person
or
thing
•
Many
people
mistake
me
for
my
older
brother
.
Many
people
mistake
me
for
my
older
brother
.
•
He
mistook
the
salt
for
sugar
and
ruined
the
soup
.
He
mistook
the
salt
for
sugar
and
ruined
the
soup
.
From
Old
Norse
‘
mistaka
’
meaning
“
take
wrongly
”.
The
verb
entered
Middle
English
in
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
mistake
,
mistaking
,
mistakes
,
mistook
,
mistaken
to
understand
something
wrongly
or
give
it
the
wrong
meaning
•
Please
don
’
t
mistake
my
silence
as
disapproval
.
Please
don
’
t
mistake
my
silence
as
disapproval
.
•
She
mistook
the
directions
and
ended
up
at
the
wrong
address
.
She
mistook
the
directions
and
ended
up
at
the
wrong
address
.
Same
Old
Norse
root
as
other
senses
,
with
meaning
extended
to
wrong
understanding
by
the
17th
century
.
stake
noun
a
strong
wooden
or
metal
post
driven
into
the
ground
,
often
to
support
or
mark
something
•
The
farmer
hammered
a
stake
into
the
soil
to
keep
the
fence
upright
.
The
farmer
hammered
a
stake
into
the
soil
to
keep
the
fence
upright
.
•
We
tied
the
young
tree
to
a
sturdy
stake
so
it
would
grow
straight
.
We
tied
the
young
tree
to
a
sturdy
stake
so
it
would
grow
straight
.
Old
English
staca
“
post
,
pillar
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*stakon
,
related
to
stick
;
sense
of
'supporting
post'
has
remained
since
before
the
12th
century
.
noun
an
amount
of
money
or
something
valuable
that
is
risked
on
the
outcome
of
a
game
,
bet
,
or
venture
•
He
placed
a
$50
stake
on
the
winning
horse
.
He
placed
a
$50
stake
on
the
winning
horse
.
•
The
higher
the
poker
stakes
,
the
more
intense
the
game
becomes
.
The
higher
the
poker
stakes
,
the
more
intense
the
game
becomes
.
Financial
sense
developed
in
18th-century
gambling
houses
,
extending
the
older
idea
of
a
post
marking
the
prize
to
represent
the
money
risked
.
noun
a
share
or
legal
interest
in
a
business
,
project
,
or
property
•
She
purchased
a
10
percent
stake
in
the
tech
startup
.
She
purchased
a
10
percent
stake
in
the
tech
startup
.
•
The
government
kept
a
controlling
stake
after
the
company
was
privatized
.
The
government
kept
a
controlling
stake
after
the
company
was
privatized
.
Commercial
sense
emerged
in
the
19th
century
from
the
idea
of
having
money
‘
at
stake
’
in
an
enterprise
.
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
fasten
,
support
,
or
mark
something
by
driving
stakes
into
the
ground
•
They
staked
the
fence
posts
along
the
new
property
line
.
They
staked
the
fence
posts
along
the
new
property
line
.
•
Remember
to
stake
the
tomatoes
before
they
grow
too
heavy
.
Remember
to
stake
the
tomatoes
before
they
grow
too
heavy
.
Verb
use
dates
to
Middle
English
,
directly
from
the
noun
,
meaning
‘
to
provide
with
stakes
’.
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
risk
money
or
something
valuable
on
the
result
of
something
•
He
staked
his
entire
bonus
on
a
single
roll
of
the
dice
.
He
staked
his
entire
bonus
on
a
single
roll
of
the
dice
.
•
I
wouldn
’
t
stake
my
reputation
on
that
prediction
.
I
wouldn
’
t
stake
my
reputation
on
that
prediction
.
Extended
verb
sense
from
gambling
houses
in
the
18th
century
,
where
money
was
metaphorically
‘
tied
to
a
stake
’.
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
claim
or
mark
ownership
of
something
clearly
,
often
by
physical
or
verbal
declaration
•
The
prospector
staked
a
claim
to
the
gold-rich
land
.
The
prospector
staked
a
claim
to
the
gold-rich
land
.
•
Teenagers
rushed
to
the
concert
gate
to
stake
their
places
at
the
front
.
Teenagers
rushed
to
the
concert
gate
to
stake
their
places
at
the
front
.
Sense
borrowed
from
miners
in
19th-century
North
America
who
literally
drove
stakes
to
mark
property
claims
.
