the stake
noun
: a post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
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The bigger the stake the majority owner takes on, the less of a need for other minority partners.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Berkshire first bought the tech stock in 2013 and hasn’t adjusted the stake in years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Last year, Nissan agreed to invest $663 million into Renault's EV activities; at the same time Renault gave up the majority of its shares in Nissan, reducing the stake of each company owned by the other, down to 15 percent.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the stake is now below 10%, Berkshire is no longer required to report related transactions in a timely manner, meaning within two business days.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
In 2013, Kering purchased 51 percent of Kane’s label before selling the stake back to the designer in 2018.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
Buffett has been building its stake in the insurance company since 2023, but the Securities and Exchange Commission granted special permission to keep the stake confidential.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 May 2024
After Henry has Askew burned at the stake for heresy, his Catholic advisers attempt to convince him of Catherine’s similarly heretical leanings, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially deadly consequences.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Feyre and her family live in a land that is definitely probably not England in an unspecified time where voting seems not to exist, but women can speak in public without being burned at the stake.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Berkshire first bought the tech stock in 2013 and hasn’t adjusted the stake in years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Last year, Nissan agreed to invest $663 million into Renault's EV activities; at the same time Renault gave up the majority of its shares in Nissan, reducing the stake of each company owned by the other, down to 15 percent.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the stake is now below 10%, Berkshire is no longer required to report related transactions in a timely manner, meaning within two business days.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
In 2013, Kering purchased 51 percent of Kane’s label before selling the stake back to the designer in 2018.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
Buffett has been building its stake in the insurance company since 2023, but the Securities and Exchange Commission granted special permission to keep the stake confidential.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 May 2024
After Henry has Askew burned at the stake for heresy, his Catholic advisers attempt to convince him of Catherine’s similarly heretical leanings, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially deadly consequences.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Feyre and her family live in a land that is definitely probably not England in an unspecified time where voting seems not to exist, but women can speak in public without being burned at the stake.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
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“The stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stake. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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