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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
Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
In late 2023, Disney paid $8.61 billion for Comcast’s 33% stake in the streamer.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Safety Robert Spears-Jennings staked his claim as one of the top defenders in the SEC in just a year’s time, but even last season came as a learning opportunity.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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Noun
In a blockbuster trade, the NFL and ESPN formally announced their billion-dollar agreement that will see ESPN acquire NFL media assets — including NFL Network, linear distribution rights to RedZone and NFL Fantasy — in exchange for the NFL receiving a 10% ownership stake in ESPN.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
In late 2023, Disney paid $8.61 billion for Comcast’s 33% stake in the streamer.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Making waves in the 2024 election Even without Americans on the platform — apart from some unknown number using Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, to disguise their locations — users staked a whopping $3.2 billion on the 2024 election, with the majority of the wagers placed on a Trump victory.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Safety Robert Spears-Jennings staked his claim as one of the top defenders in the SEC in just a year’s time, but even last season came as a learning opportunity.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Federal forecasters warned those with interests in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bermuda to monitor the storm as those areas could soon face winds associated with Erin's outer rainbands.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Some prioritize districts that include voters with common political interests, which pushes candidates to address those interests.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On the challengers, a full-throttle Barcelona looks a safer bet for the title.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The visitor bet $25, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At that point, benefits would be funded solely through incoming payroll taxes, triggering an automatic cut of around 21 percent unless Congress takes action.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Avon has championed progress for women, contributed over $1B to crucial causes, and very importantly, funded breast screening for 20 million women.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Today there is no S&P 500 index for private equity, but BlackRock — whose index funds put plenty of active mutual-fund managers out of business by showing their flaws — is quietly working on a fix.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The latest batch of files still didn’t reveal a direct connection between this officer and Oswald, but that hasn’t put the issue to bed.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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As for the third quarter, FactSet analysts raised their earnings per share (EPS) estimates, despite the persistent macro headwinds.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2024 the average payoff for a $2 win wager was $14.86.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In short, all markets for financial products — equities, debt, options, commodity and currency futures, crypto and, now, sports wagers — are merging.—
Karl Lockhart,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Where the Dial Really Needs Moving Traditionally, the huge challenge for Africa has been getting films financed.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Oil and gas revenues are a key source of cash for the Kremlin, making up roughly a quarter of Russia’s government budget, so losing customers would be painful – and could hurt Moscow’s ability to finance the its war on Ukraine.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The government will subsidize some payments on certain types of personal loans, to a cap.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wisconsin flood insurance premiums just above national average Flood insurance policies are managed by FEMA and private companies with premiums subsidized by the federal government.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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