at stake

phrase

: at issue : in jeopardy
Millions of dollars are at stake.
Many lives/jobs are at stake.

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No American League team has a better winning percentage in the 72 days since, a stretch in which the Astros have gone 36-24 and altered the narrative around a season with so much at stake. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Such clarity can let a rival state know what is at stake and encourage it to limit its response. — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 There may be even more at stake than higher gasoline prices (we are told). — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 But a doctor, manager, judge or teacher still needs to decide what the output means, how much weight to give it and what values are at stake. — Pooya Tabesh, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at stake

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of at stake was in 1609

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“At stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20stake. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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