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table stakes

noun

Definitions

  1. A rule whereby players are only allowed to bet the money they have on the table.

  2. The stake that a stakeholder must put up even just to earn a place at the table (a chance…

    The stake that a stakeholder must put up even just to earn a place at the table (a chance to compete), let alone ensure a win.

    • So what makes people want to 'listen' to a brand? Sounding like a human, ugh; that's table stakes. If that's all you can say about your social approach, you're not trying hard enough.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see table, stakes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA