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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
Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Furthermore, Leeds do not intend to stake their survival on Nmecha’s shoulders.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Mubadala doesn’t hold direct stakes in the NBA or any other major North American sports leagues or teams.
—Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Verb
In 2019, the mid-engine C8 Corvette staked a claim on supercar territory.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Furthermore, Leeds do not intend to stake their survival on Nmecha’s shoulders.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Roley's grandfather, Dale Roley, told the New York Times on Monday that the suspect was working for a tree company and had expressed interest in becoming a forest firefighter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The remarks come amid a public pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly urged Powell to slash interest rates.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Kings League’s rapid growth and expansion plans represent a significant bet that sports entertainment can successfully bridge traditional athletics and digital-first content.—
Massimo Marioni,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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My bet would be that this is what sets up the next leg higher.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg of the DOJ’s National Security Division said the schemes target and steal from U.S. companies and are designed to evade sanctions while funding illicit programs, including weapons programs, in North Korea.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Collins’s amendment would increase the first two installments of funding from $10 billion to $22.5 billion.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Why put yourself in the position of being a foreigner in Trump’s America?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Sycamore deal, which pays $11.45 per share — 29% above the December stock price — comes after years of Walgreens’ pharmacy closings and plummeting stock in part due to a disastrous rollout of clinics attached to stores.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Ikea has 39 stores in China, although the share of its global sales in the country has been sliding in recent years and was at 3.5% in 2023-24 financial year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Anyone that wagered money Tesla would in fact go to market stands to lose their wager.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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The next step is to make an initial deposit to cover your first wager with bet365.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Costner spent $38 million of his own money to finance Horizon, per Variety, alongside two unnamed private investors.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The biggest chain in the U.S. and globally entered Covid with a hefty debt load that was a stinging liability given the need to finance it even as theaters shut down and the box office slumped.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Located near a low-income and subsidized housing owned and operated by Carabetta, the new development also could be housing, potentially a mix of market-rate and affordable.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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In Miami-Dade, the freeze doesn’t impact the thousands of people currently relying on existing Section 8 vouchers to subsidize rent.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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