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as in interest
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in to fund
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stake
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Musk used his personal money, raising his stake only slightly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
In July, Cathie Wood's Ark began staking SOL through a similar company based in Canada called SOL Strategies .
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Imagine the third Wild Card berth is at stake when the Rangers visit Progressive Field for three games.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Musk used his personal money, raising his stake only slightly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
This 12-pack of landscape lights is a limited-time deal, so don’t miss the opportunity to stake them in beside your pool, sidewalk, outdoor stairs, or garden for this low price.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
In July, Cathie Wood's Ark began staking SOL through a similar company based in Canada called SOL Strategies .
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Market bets on an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September were unchanged shortly following the print, with CME's FedWatch tool suggesting a 90% probability of a quarter-percentage point cut and a 10% chance of a bigger half-point reduction.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Alaska is your second-best bet, offering consistent performance across the board.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More significantly, Abu Dhabi funded the development of Russia’s unique Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system, receiving units up to three years before the Russian Army even did.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Princeton University runs an apprenticeship program, partially funded by the Department of Energy, which offers training in more than a dozen fields including welding and cybersecurity.—
Liam Knox,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Karl Maybach’s greatest contribution to the wonders of European civilization were his enormously powerful diesel engines that gave birth to the very first high-speed trains of Europe, emphatically putting steam trains out of business.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Studies put misread rates between 10% and 35%, depending on conditions.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her share was done by 14 percentage points compared to last cycle.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The government estimated that the organization accepted more than $2 billion in wagers while RED44 was operational.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Abilene Christian is a +1085 underdog, meaning a $100 wager on the Wildcats to score the upset would return $1,085 in profit.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without visiting a lot or dealership spaces, prospective car buyers can browse inventory, finance their purchase, and arrange a delivery of a car to their home or office, from a laptop, tablet, or smartphone.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The socio-economic mechanics of traditional insurance create a distorted landscape, one where disciplined, loss-conscious businesses subsidize the behavior of less responsible market players.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Indian taxpayers will have to subsidize it.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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