Term: stakes





stakes (plural noun) /steɪks/

Similar to: risks; ante; investment; potential gains/losses; prizes; interests

Definition:

  1. The money, property, or value risked by a person in a wager, bet, or investment.
  2. The prize or reward in a competition or race.
  3. In a broader sense, the personal or financial interest someone has in the outcome of a situation or plan.

    Translation: likmes, korta (as in “what is on the line”), intereses

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