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as in interests
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 funds
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stakes
Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Returns are a high-stakes, high-volume business challenge directly tied to profitability, loyalty and brand integrity.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The court’s ruling on whether Cook will keep her job while the high-stakes case plays out is crucial, with a Fed policy meeting coming up on September 16-17.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Advocates say the new testing model eliminates the high-stakes nature of the end-of-year test and gives teachers and parents better insight into how students are doing while there’s still time to intervene.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Arctos Partners purchased stakes in the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers, while Ares Management acquired a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Several of these teams were sitting on the sidelines waiting for PE to be approved before shopping their LP stakes.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
The trainer-rider combination is one of the most successful in the game, but no starts over this surface and no stakes wins does not make this one attractive here.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Returns are a high-stakes, high-volume business challenge directly tied to profitability, loyalty and brand integrity.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The court’s ruling on whether Cook will keep her job while the high-stakes case plays out is crucial, with a Fed policy meeting coming up on September 16-17.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Advocates say the new testing model eliminates the high-stakes nature of the end-of-year test and gives teachers and parents better insight into how students are doing while there’s still time to intervene.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Arctos Partners purchased stakes in the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers, while Ares Management acquired a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Several of these teams were sitting on the sidelines waiting for PE to be approved before shopping their LP stakes.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
Noun
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Teens and tweens used to be able to entertain themselves, find friends, and explore their interests in malls, parks, community centers, or libraries.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Undocumented immigrants are sometimes vilified while their employers escape criticism, according to Bradley, a retired attorney whose career represented business interests.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your best bets here are the radish turnip cakes, soup dumplings and pork and shrimp shu mai, all $8 to $13.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The new data fueled bets on Fed rate cuts as political pressure mounts on the central bank.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The energy and water spending bill, which funds programs starting October 1, passed the House 214 to 213, as all Democrats voting, including all 41 California Democrats who voted, were against the measure.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The program primarily funds police officers, counselors and social workers on school campuses.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This spending puts them in the same ballpark as Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, but is still shy of Chelsea, who have spent more than £2bn in the same period, although their net spend will be much lower than that figure given their success at selling players.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jaime Zehner, founder and principal designer of JZ Interiors, puts a Cali cool twist on traditional style.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fox shares dipped nearly 3% after Lachlan Murdoch gained control of the media empire as the Murdoch family settled a dispute over the family trust.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The legal dispute arose when Rupert went to court to attempt to change the trust, moving from a structure of equal voting shares held by the four siblings into one with control held by Lachlan.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of those wagers are placed on soccer, which attracts millions of bettors daily.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The law imposes a 25-cent tax on each online sports bet, rising to 50 cents once a sportsbook passes 20 million wagers in a fiscal year.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That neighborhood's new commercial developments generate property tax revenue that finances downtown improvements.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Medicaid finances 57% of all births in Mississippi.—
Dr. Angelica Geter,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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