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“Stakes” or “Steaks”

stakes / steaks are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

stakes s·t·EY·k·s

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

steaks s·t·EY·k·s

  • nouna slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish.
Usage

Examples in context

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“stakes”

  • …compete in the Private Terms Stakes held in March at Laurel…
  • the Bourbon Stakes, a Grade 3 race run…
  • …state's biggest race, the Preakness Stakes.
  • Miracle Wood Stakes "top three finishers"
  • The Miracle Wood Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse…
  • the Royal Lodge Stakes, a Group 2 race run…
  • …the Caribbean Derby and Confraternidad Stakes double.
  • the Summer Stakes, a Grade 3 race run…
  • …owner has the Miracle Wood Stakes more than once
  • Category:Grade 1 turf stakes races in the United States

“steaks”

  • …in Turkish) are cut into steaks and preserved as lakerda.
  • …own shop, Pat's King of Steaks on 9th Street and Passyunk
  • …and the Algarve where tuna steaks are an important item in…
  • Small beef or pork steaks in a roll (pregos or…
  • Thus bifes de peru, turkey steaks, have become an addition to…
  • …Bulgarian) are often grilled as steaks.
  • …which serves thick imported beef steaks and Argentine wine and a…
  • …menus that range from grilled-to-order steaks, single-serve dishes, scratch-made soups, entrees…
  • …had been 'cut up into steaks' before any scientists could examine

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