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| Thread ID: 66610 | 2006-03-01 10:09:00 | Can you tell me the meaning of this word? | Mackin_NZ (6958) | PC World Chat |
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| 434791 | 2006-03-01 10:09:00 | I have a colleague who is working with a large corporate client who has taken to using the word "tablestake" in his reports. One word, no hyphen. Neither of us has ever heard of this word, nor has anyone else I've asked, and the meaning is not clear from the context of his reports. I've consulted online dictionaries to no avail. I've even Googled the word, and found a handful of uses of it, but the meaning remains elusive. Three Questions: 1. Have you ever heard of it? 2. If yes, what does it mean? 3. Can you please give a sentence which uses it in context? Note, the client is not using the word in a gambling context, i.e. "To join this blackjack game the tablestake is $200." Thanks, Mackin_NZ :confused: |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 434792 | 2006-03-01 10:30:00 | Try Google. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 434793 | 2006-03-01 10:40:00 | Try Google. Trevor :) Already done that. |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 434794 | 2006-03-01 10:51:00 | You could tell him/her to stop making up words..... | Metla (12) | ||
| 434795 | 2006-03-01 11:01:00 | <obvious>Why not just ask the guy?</obvious> It doesn't appear to be a real word as far as I can tell. Perhaps he's mis-spelling or mistaking something else that should be in it's place. Rather hard for us to tell without seeing it in some kind of context. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 434796 | 2006-03-01 11:12:00 | I just found this in Wikipedia: In Business Table Stakes also refers to the minimum entry requirement for a market or business arrangement. It can refer to pricing, cost models, technology, or other capability that represents a minimum requirement to have a credible competitive starting position in a market or other business arrangement. For example, if you want to be a Wireless service provider the table stakes are the basic features you need to have in order to be in that business to achieve foundation capability - Network, Handsets, a data service, a mail server etc. Beyond that real competitive advantage comes from additional nimbleness and cost or product differentiation. en.wikipedia.org It's not one word but this might be what he's meaning. |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 434797 | 2006-03-01 20:40:00 | Sounds like more gobbledygook for people to hide their anxieties and inefficiencies behind. LOL Like the guy on Fair Go talking about the "factual matrix', or sometimes just 'matrix' when he means the facts. |
mark c (247) | ||
| 434798 | 2006-03-01 20:44:00 | I just found this in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org It's not one word but this might be what he's meaning.From the same link: In poker (en.wikipedia.org), table stakes refers to the maximum a player can bet and possibly lose during the course of a single hand I think this is probably what hes referring to.. the maximum to be gained or lost |
Myth (110) | ||
| 434799 | 2006-03-02 02:59:00 | Does he like his tablesteak well done or rare ? Another example of corporate jargon. When I first was given a BALLPARK quote, I had to ask the smart alec corporate guy what the dickens he was talking about. As for " at the end of the day ", I cringe every time I hear it. Cheers. |
heaton (3697) | ||
| 434800 | 2006-03-02 03:11:00 | The use of such words indicates that the corporate client's reports are probably content-free. Inferring a meaning from context would be difficult. ;) If the gambling term is what is meant, don't make investments on the basis of that client's reports. :thumbs: |
Graham L (2) | ||
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