high stake

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

referring to a large amount of money that could be won or lost, often implying high risk

stakeADJECTIVE + stake

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high

Examples (10)

  • The political stakes are high in the upcoming election.
  • Playing poker for high stakes requires nerves of steel.
  • Their negotiation involved high stakes for both companies.
  • With such high stakes involved, every decision matters.
  • She understood the high stakes before accepting the challenge.
  • This project is a venture with high stakes for the entire department.
  • The athletes competed in a championship where the stakes were high.
  • He was unwilling to risk his career given the high stakes.
  • Failure in this mission carries extremely high stakes.
  • Investors are wary of markets with increasingly high stakes.