1) big, high stakes (to play for high stakes)
(AE)
2) to pull up stakes ('to move elsewhere')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
stakes — [plural] ► the amount of money you risk losing by guessing the result of something wrongly: »The City continued to play for high stakes in shares of the airline. ► in a business activity, the stakes are the level of risk and possible profit… … Financial and business terms
Stakes — 〈[stɛıks] Pl.〉 Einsätze (beim Pferderennen) [engl.] * * * Stakes [ste:ks, ʃt..., engl.: steɪks] <Pl.> [engl. stakes, viell. identisch mit: stake (Sg.) = (Ziel)pfosten, Stange, verw. mit ↑Stake] (Pferdesport): 1. Wetteinsätze [die den… … Universal-Lexikon
Stakes — [ste:ks, ʃt..., engl. steiks] die (Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. stakes (Plur.), vielleicht zu stake »(Ziel)pfosten, Stange«>: 1. Einsätze bei Pferderennen, die den Pferden die Startberechtigung sichern. 2. Pferderennen, die aus Einsätzen… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
stakes — a competitive situation: → stake something out stakes prize money. → stake … English new terms dictionary
stakes — stakes; sweep·stakes; … English syllables
Stakes — 〈[stɛıks] Pl. ; Sport〉 Einsätze (beim Pferderennen) [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Stakes — pl n assumed condition of competitiveness: beauty stakes … Dictionary of Australian slang
stakes — Australian Slang pl n assumed condition of competitiveness: beauty stakes … English dialects glossary
stakes — steɪk n. post that is sharpened at one end for driving into the ground; post to which a person who is sentenced to death by burning is tied; execution by burning; wager, bet; investment, share v. risk, gamble; finance, underwrite; mark off a… … English contemporary dictionary
Stakes Is High (song) — Infobox Single Name = Stakes Is High Artist = De La Soul from Album = Stakes Is High Released = 1996 Format = CD single 12 single Recorded = 1996 Genre = Hip hop Length = 5:30 Label = Tommy Boy Writer = K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason, J.… … Wikipedia
