Talk:stakes

prize available

(plural noun) the prize, reward, or success available in a gamble or competition 
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 11:52, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

• Incorrect. SemperBlotto (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@SemperBlotto: what's incorrect? --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:05, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

We have a sense "the money wagered in gambling". The money wagered is also the prize that goes to the winner. Equinox ◑ 15:07, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

But in professional gambling a cut is removed from the stakes (for the "house") before being returned as prizemoney. SemperBlotto (talk) 15:09, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@SemperBlotto, Equinox: Colllins reads

3. (often plural) the money that a player has available for gambling
4. (often plural) a prize in a race, etc, esp one made up of contributions from contestants or owners
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/stake

--Backinstadiums (talk) 15:22, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

high-stakes

Adjective : involving lot of risk: describes a risky situation in which somebody is likely to win or lose a great deal
"Everyone is getting in the starting blocks for a high-stakes fight." (Washington Post November 1998) 

--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:24, 5 July 2021 (UTC)