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as in interests
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 funds
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stakes
Ben Weiss, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Venture capital meetings, accelerator demo days and even corporate board presentations often hinge on short, high-stakes interactions where impressions of the leader quickly become impressions of the venture.
—Paul Sanchez Ruiz, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The precedent and stakes are different this time.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Trump monitored the high-stakes mission from the Situation Room over the weekend.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Form did not hold in the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, where Albus, an 11-1 longshot trained by Riley Mott — whose father, Bill, won last year’s Derby with Sovereignty — outfinished 38-1 Right to Party to earn his first stakes win in just his fourth start.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The deeper this 2026 tournament run has gone, the tougher the opponents and the higher stakes of the games, the fewer mistakes UConn has made.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Today these may not be available to most of us, but can be substituted with bamboo or wood stakes found at garden centers or lumberyards.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The United States and Israel have pursued a high-stakes geopolitical objective in Iran with the explicit aim of reshaping regional power balances, but the unintended consequence may be an equally profound reshaping of financial market regimes.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
San Miguel Chapel Located along the Old Santa Fe Trail in the Barrio de Analco Historic District, this Spanish colonial mission church stakes its claim as the oldest in the United States.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The Scout, originally produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980, stakes its claim as the world’s first utility vehicle.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
So far, Pinto has led Robinhood Ventures to take stakes in only a select group of late-stage companies.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Venture capital meetings, accelerator demo days and even corporate board presentations often hinge on short, high-stakes interactions where impressions of the leader quickly become impressions of the venture.
—Paul Sanchez Ruiz, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The precedent and stakes are different this time.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Trump monitored the high-stakes mission from the Situation Room over the weekend.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Form did not hold in the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, where Albus, an 11-1 longshot trained by Riley Mott — whose father, Bill, won last year’s Derby with Sovereignty — outfinished 38-1 Right to Party to earn his first stakes win in just his fourth start.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The deeper this 2026 tournament run has gone, the tougher the opponents and the higher stakes of the games, the fewer mistakes UConn has made.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Today these may not be available to most of us, but can be substituted with bamboo or wood stakes found at garden centers or lumberyards.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The United States and Israel have pursued a high-stakes geopolitical objective in Iran with the explicit aim of reshaping regional power balances, but the unintended consequence may be an equally profound reshaping of financial market regimes.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
San Miguel Chapel Located along the Old Santa Fe Trail in the Barrio de Analco Historic District, this Spanish colonial mission church stakes its claim as the oldest in the United States.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The Scout, originally produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980, stakes its claim as the world’s first utility vehicle.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
Noun
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With a guardian ad litem, it was determined that Ever will remain in Mortensen's custody, with up to 8 hours per week of supervised visitation for Paul, in the best interests of the toddler.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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States still have agency and the capacity to make decisions for themselves, and ultimately national interests override other considerations.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the years, more and more students have hedged their bets on a graduate degree to boost their salaries.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Many people who watch the NCAA tournament have placed bets for years on what was supposed to be amateur athletics.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For example, the administration is looking to cut Community Services Block Grants, which funds activities such as financial and job counseling and helping people obtain adequate housing.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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In his telling, he was tricked into working as a cleaner for Hanson, who bankrolled his gambling through a staking agreement, in which a backer funds the bets and takes a cut of any profits.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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As is the case in other states, Utah not only puts parents in charge of this complex bookkeeping but also appoints them as their children’s trustees—and all in the name of protecting children’s earnings from greedy parents.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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The victory evens the Rangers’ record at 5-5, which puts them a half-game behind the Astros in the AL West.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McCormick shares fell 8% over the past week.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic's showdown with the Pentagon this year left OpenAI looking like the bad guy, and just this week Bloomberg reported that demand is weakening for private shares of OpenAI in the secondary market.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The wagers could also have been placed by an institutional trader with ample financial reserves.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Money from these programs finances a dozen or so drinking water projects each year.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The European Investment Bank, which finances projects that advance the EU’s policy goals, has already led a $172 million loan, part of the broader $575 million financing package for Keliber, the first time the EIB has backed the mining of critical raw material in the EU.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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