stakes

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. 2013.

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