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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
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Financial details have not been revealed, but Perry’s stake had been valued at tens of millions of dollars.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
For five days, would-be governors, senators and legislative hopefuls stream through the state Capitol to formally stake their claims to power, turning the Statehouse into a political parade.
—AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The suit claimed that Wilson intentionally blocked the sale of The Deb in hopes of devaluing Wilson’s company, Camp Sugar, to the point where AI Films would sell its stake.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Financial details have not been revealed, but Perry’s stake had been valued at tens of millions of dollars.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Plan on staking edging around the path perimeter to keep stones in place.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
For five days, would-be governors, senators and legislative hopefuls stream through the state Capitol to formally stake their claims to power, turning the Statehouse into a political parade.
—AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Sources told The Post Denver had interest in running back Travis Etienne and wide receiver Jalen Nailor, for example.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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His arrest in March 2025 triggered a sharp selloff, which prompted Turkish authorities to raise interest rates and burn through billions of dollars in foreign currency reserves to stabilize the lira.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Traders amped up bets on European Central Bank and Bank of England interest-rate hikes after soaring energy prices fueled fears inflation will surge.—
James Hirai,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Texas' best bet for a first-team all-conference selection filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds, but spent too much time in overtime standing over in the corner while others attempted to keep the Horns in it on offense.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Largely funded by Proposition 1, the project aims to address overlapping homelessness and mental health crises by integrating all care levels on campus.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the agency funded a new Comiskey Park — now Rate Field — and Franzen left that board in 1990.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Matthews left the game immediately, without putting any weight on the leg, and wasn’t able to return.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Consecutive victories over the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves put the Lakers back in the contender conversation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company, an industry power player that reportedly earned $25 billion in revenue and $500 million in profit last year, controls roughly 70-80% of major concert and live‑event ticket sales and owns a significant share of venues and concert promotions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The shares fell to 76 cents Monday.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Murphy accused those with insider knowledge of placing those wagers and reaping big payouts.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill that Cox plans to sign would expand the state's gambling ban to include wagers on certain events happening in a game rather than the game's outcome.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 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,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The state’s efforts to expand access to AP courses and exams have included subsidizing AP exam fees for low-income students and working with partners such as Mass Insight’s AP STEM & English Program.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Given limitations on funding to care for low-income people through Medicaid, the state shouldn’t subsidize products linked to worse health, the group said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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