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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
Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
My apartment had turned into a high-stakes obstacle course where my expensive area rugs were constantly being held hostage by my damp, dirty mop pad.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The lights are offered as a set of two or four, and they can be easily hung from a tree, staked at the beginning of a pathway, or simply placed on a side table.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
At its center is a pair of siblings, Levy and Taylor Ortega, who are reconnecting amid a high-stakes situation that might force them to be better people by being a little bad.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
My apartment had turned into a high-stakes obstacle course where my expensive area rugs were constantly being held hostage by my damp, dirty mop pad.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
His organization has staked a claim to those two counties with the possibility of future clubs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The lights are offered as a set of two or four, and they can be easily hung from a tree, staked at the beginning of a pathway, or simply placed on a side table.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Chu attributed the slower activity in early 2026 to high interest rates and an unusually cold winter, which kept many prospective buyers away from open houses in January and February.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Even as concerns over the economy and interest rates rise, agents in the first quarter still said the market was either in the buyer’s favor or balanced.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That said, your best bet for gorgeous sunny moments along the best beaches in South Carolina is the window between May and October, when water warms up and the heat and humidity combine to make a dip in the waters a necessary relief.—
Stephanie Burt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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With better injury luck and tweaks on defense, a return to form next season is a good bet.—
Greg Cote
April 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Charter schools are similar to public schools in being publicly funded and tuition-free, but they are independently operated under agreements with the government.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Legislature has circumvented the ban by making K-12 vouchers available to students instead of funding private schools directly.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Simply put, there’s no way that your husband won’t have to deal with this.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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At this point, as one aide put it, Tisza is Magyar, and Magyar is Tisza.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That took share from price as sellers’ top concern, falling from nearly half of agents ranking it first to 39%.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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The financial motive was also discredited as George had previously turned down his share of the family inheritance.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The issue gained national attention in January, when an anonymous Polymarket user walked away with more than $400,000 after placing a large wager that Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro would be ousted by the end of the month, just hours before US troops invaded the country and abducted him.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander is listed with odds of -10000 — meaning a $100 wager on him to be the MVP would return $101, or a profit of $1.—
Tim Reynolds,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chris Fallows Chris and Monique Fallows have used profits from sales of Chris' photographs to finance conservation efforts, including their own.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Dutch go even further, by subsidizing homeowners who add green roofs or pull up pavement so that rain can soak in.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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If your loans are subsidized, the government will pay the interest on your loans during that period, Kantrowitz said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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