Synonyms of the word

stakes

• n. plural of stake.
• n. The money wagered in gambling.
• n. Risks.
• v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stake.

bet

• n. A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the…
• n. A degree of certainty.
• v. To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
• v. To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
• v. (poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the…
• n. Alternative form of beth.
• prep. (knitting) between.

gamble

• n. A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
• n. A risky venture.
• v. To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
• v. To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
• v. (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
• v. To interact with equipment at a casino.

stake

• n. A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven…
• n. A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer,…
• n. (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.
• n. A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
• n. That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
• n. A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths,…
• n. (Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical…
• v. (transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
• v. (transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.
• v. (transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
• v. (transitive) To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business…

wager

• n. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake;…
• n. (law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall…
• n. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
• v. (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To suppose; to dare say.
• n. Agent noun of wage; one who wages.