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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
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The scope expanded from a claustrophobic survival game to something with global stakes.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
For the entire run of the upcoming NFL season, McKay would be staking the magazine’s money.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Certainly not the life-and-death stakes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The scope expanded from a claustrophobic survival game to something with global stakes.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
For the entire run of the upcoming NFL season, McKay would be staking the magazine’s money.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Higher yields dent the appeal of non-interest-bearing bullion.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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The worry is that high oil prices could keep the Federal Reserve and other central banks from cutting interest rates, which would give the global economy and prices for investments a boost.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in a place like University City, that has historically made ambitious independent restaurants the riskier bet.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Market swings, bad bets, and overreactions surface through short segments, guests, and clips designed for social distribution.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Democrats balked at funding the agency, while other departments are unaffected, demanding changes to immigration enforcement by federal agents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Further, Rouse received additional monetary support indirectly from Pace-O-Matic via the Our States Matter PAC, a federal PAC primarily funded by Pace-O-Matic and people associated with the company.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pope hit a monster triple from the corner put the Horns up 75-68 with 1 minute, 29 seconds left and after Vokietaitis final miss, Mark calmly sunk four straight throws down the stretch to keep the Horns in the tournament.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rubio’s more traditional, interventionist posture has put him front and center on issues such as Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba, while Vance has in the past been more closely associated with the party’s noninterventionist wing.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In response, my father established the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, or MOSOP, which mobilized Ogoni people to fight for a greater share of the oil wealth and demand more respect for our natural environment.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Its share price hit reflected investor disappointment in the band’s return, although the tour is streaming on Netflix in 190 countries, which may help offset some of the in-person attendance declines.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Prediction markets provide an opportunity to trade — or wager — on the result of future events.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The moves come as the CFTC seeks to solidify its claim as the sole regulator of prediction markets, which allow users to make yes-or-no wagers on the outcome of events including elections and sports games.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Pentagon is hiring investment bankers to scout national security deals and marshal (presumably American) sources of capital to finance them.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Costly gas and food here and shortages elsewhere are, after all, a small price to pay for subsidizing Putin’s Russia.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The question of whether the exemption is driving investment — or subsidizing business as usual — remains largely unanswered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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