Stakes

Pronunciation

Noun

plural

1. Plural of stake
• 2012, May 9, John Percy, Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report, Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.

Verb

1. stakes

   (third-person singular of stake)

Anagrams

• askest
• skates
• steaks