at stake

phrase

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

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With the overall success of the league at stake, being dragged into the political fray may be a steep price to pay for visibility. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Some 2,661 job-years are indirectly estimated to be at stake as a result of the transaction. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 While other transfer-pricing fights have involved billions of dollars, neither the company nor the IRS has disclosed enough to know what transactions the agency is challenging here or how much money is at stake. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The Black nominees typically do not focus on the history at stake, instead emphasizing their experience and policy proposals. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 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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