high-stakes encounter

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. A meeting, confrontation, or situation involving significant risks or critical consequences where the outcome is extremely important.; A competition, game, or confrontation where the rewards, prizes, or financial penalties are extremely large.

💬 Examples

  1. The peace negotiations were a high-stakes encounter that could prevent a global war.

  2. The final poker round turned into a high-stakes encounter between the two professionals.