stake

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stake

A gardener uses a wooden stake to support a young tomato plant.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A pointed wooden or metal post: A stake is a strong, pointed post that can be driven into the ground, often used to mark a boundary, support a plant, or as part of a structure.
    • A sum of money risked in a bet or investment: A stake is the money risked or invested in a gamble, business venture, or other undertaking.
    • A share or interest in something: A stake can represent a personal, legal, or financial involvement or interest in an enterprise or outcome.
    • A post for execution: Historically, a stake refers to a vertical post to which a person was tied and burned as a form of execution.

  2. Verb:

    • To mark or support with stakes: To stake something means to mark its boundaries or support it using pointed posts.
    • To risk or wager money: To stake money means to risk it by betting on an outcome or investing it in a venture.
    • To claim or establish a right or interest: To stake a claim means to assert one's right to something.
    • To kill by impaling: (Archaic) To stake means to kill by piercing with a sharp point or stake.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He hammered the wooden stake into the ground to support the tomato plant.
    • She has a significant financial stake in the company's success.
    • The political stakes in this election are very high.
    • In the old story, the vampire was destroyed by a stake through the heart.

  • Verb:

    • The surveyors staked out the plot of land for the new building.
    • I wouldn't stake my savings on such a risky business idea.
    • The prospector staked a claim to the land where he found gold.
Advanced Usage

  • "to be at stake": To be at risk or in a position to be won or lost.

    • The future of the project is at stake if we don't secure more funding.

  • "to stake (out) a claim": To assert one's right to something, especially land or an idea.

    • The researcher staked out a claim in the new field of study.

  • "to stake one's reputation on something": To risk one's good name or credibility.

    • The chef staked his reputation on this new restaurant concept.
Variants and Related Words

  • Stakeholder (n): A person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.

    • The meeting included all major stakeholders in the project.

  • Staked (adj): Describing something that is marked or supported by stakes.

    • The staked area was off-limits to visitors.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Post): Post, pole, picket, peg.
  • Noun (Bet/Interest): Bet, wager, investment, interest, share.
  • Verb (Risk): Risk, wager, bet, gamble, venture.
  • Verb (Mark): Mark out, demarcate, delineate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Stake out:

    • To mark the boundaries of an area with stakes.
      • They staked out the perimeter of the construction site.
    • To place under surveillance.
      • The police staked out the suspect's apartment.

  • Stake on/upon: To risk something valuable on the success of something.

    • He staked his entire fortune on the invention.
Related Idioms

  • Pull up stakes: To leave one's home or job to go somewhere else.

    • After twenty years, they pulled up stakes and moved to the coast.

  • Have a stake in something: To have a personal or financial interest in something.

    • As an employee, I have a stake in the company doing well.

  • Go to the stake for/over something: To be willing to defend something passionately, even at great personal cost.

    • She would go to the stake for her beliefs.
stake

A gardener uses a wooden stake to support a young tomato plant.

Noun
  1. a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
  2. the money risked on a gamble
  3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
  4. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
    • a pair of posts marked the goal
    • the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
  5. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
    • they have interests all over the world
    • a stake in the company's future
Verb
  1. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
    • the enemies were impaled and left to die
  2. tie or fasten to a stake
    • stake your goat
  3. mark with a stake
    • stake out the path
  4. place a bet on
    • Which horse are you backing?
    • I'm betting on the new horse
  5. put at risk
    • I will stake my good reputation for this

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