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has the force of a verb here. The phrase suggests pulling up tent stakes in preparation for departure.) •They just upped stakes and left without saying good-bye.
•It's that time of the year when I feel like upping stakes and moving to the country.
Dictionary of American idioms. 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 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
Stakes (VRC) — The VRC Stakes (also known as the VRC Emirates Stakes), is the final day of the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington. Stakes Day is held on the Saturday directly following Melbourne Cup Day (the first Tuesday in November). The… … Wikipedia
Stakes Is High — Infobox Album Name = Stakes Is High Type = studio Artist = De La Soul Released = July 2, 1996 Recorded = Genre = Hip hop Length = 68:19 Label = Tommy Boy Producer = De La Soul, Spearhead X, Skeff Anselm, O.Gee, nowrap|Jay Dee Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
stakes — n. wager prize 1) big, high stakes (to play for high stakes) misc. (AE) 2) to pull up stakes ( to move elsewhere ) * * * high stakes (to play for high stakes) [ wager ] [ prize ] big [ misc. ] (AE) to pull up stakes ( to move elsewhere ) … Combinatory dictionary
stakes-placed — Finished second or third in a stakes race … Equestrian sports dictionary
