stake
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- n (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
a stake in the company's future - n a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake - n instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- n the money risked on a gamble
- n a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
- v put at risk
I will stake my good reputation for this - v place a bet on
- v mark with a stake
stake out the path - v tie or fasten to a stake
stake your goat - v kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
- But bigger issues are at stake too, ones that are more political and philosophical in nature: Should any bank be too big to fail? What should be done with financial activities that .
- A Rio Tinto iron-ore mine; China plans to double its stake in the company to 18%.
- Fiat will eat further into the Cerberus stake, and it also has the option of tapping into Daimler AG's remaining stake in Chrysler as a way to build its stake to 55%, according to .