stake
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/steɪk/
🇬🇧
/steɪk/
noun
C1
money invested in a company
He bought a stake in the new tech company.
C1
a share in something that brings benefits if it succeeds
Everyone has a stake in keeping our community safe.
R
something risked, especially money, on a result
What is your stake in this bet?
R
a pointed post pushed into the ground for support
Use a stake to support the tomato plant.
R
a post for tying someone to be burned as punishment
In history, criminals were sometimes tied to a stake.
R
money paid to winners in horse racing
The winning horse earned a large stake.
R
used in names of some horse races
The Kentucky Derby is a famous stake race.
verb
R
to risk money or something important on a result
She decided to stake her savings on the new business.
R
to support something with a stake
You should stake the young tree to help it grow straight.
translation
money invested in a company; a share in something that brings benefits if it succeeds; something risked, especially money, on a result; a pointed post pushed into the ground for support; a post for tying someone to be burned as punishment; money paid to winners in horse racing; used in names of some horse races
to risk money or something important on a result; to support something with a stake
Word Forms
3rd Present
stakes
Past
staked
Perfect
staked
Progressive
staking
Plural
stakes