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Stakes vs Shares - What's the difference?

stakes | shares |

As nouns the difference between stakes and shares

is that stakes is while shares is .

As verbs the difference between stakes and shares

is that stakes is (stake) while shares is (share).

stakes

English

Noun

(head)
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stake)

    • Anagrams

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    shares

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (share)

    • Anagrams

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