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.
Examples of the stake in a Sentence
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However, this doesn't always translate into the stake money necessary for a small business' expansion.
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Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Based on the investment values listed in BHE's reports, the sales continued after the stake fell below 5% last year.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
On paper, that 1% interest might be worth $32 million (according to Forbes’ estimates), but its actual value could depend on several factors, such as what benefits and rights are provided, what the limits on resale are, and the market for the stake in the event Banchero wanted to sell.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His business will, rewritten last spring, specifies selling the stake within 18 months.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg was the first to report that Koch reached a deal to buy the stake but did not disclose the percentage bought or valuation.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To him, the stake — the norms, the Constitution, the institutions — is a suggestion, not a restraint.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This was the hot role among young actresses — maybe not the right way to describe it, since Joan was burned at the stake in the 1400s after leading the troops in the Siege of Orleans and pressing for the coronation of Charles VII as the French king during the Hundred Years’ War.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
He would have been burned at the stake for insisting on the truth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Based on the investment values listed in BHE's reports, the sales continued after the stake fell below 5% last year.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
On paper, that 1% interest might be worth $32 million (according to Forbes’ estimates), but its actual value could depend on several factors, such as what benefits and rights are provided, what the limits on resale are, and the market for the stake in the event Banchero wanted to sell.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His business will, rewritten last spring, specifies selling the stake within 18 months.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg was the first to report that Koch reached a deal to buy the stake but did not disclose the percentage bought or valuation.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To him, the stake — the norms, the Constitution, the institutions — is a suggestion, not a restraint.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This was the hot role among young actresses — maybe not the right way to describe it, since Joan was burned at the stake in the 1400s after leading the troops in the Siege of Orleans and pressing for the coronation of Charles VII as the French king during the Hundred Years’ War.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
He would have been burned at the stake for insisting on the truth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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“The stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stake. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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