Definition of Stake
Stake
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(noun)
a portion of a business or investment that someone owns;
e.g. I have a 25% stake in the new business venture.
(noun)
a pointed piece of wood or other material that is driven into the ground as a boundary mark, fence, or to support something;
e.g. Their fence is made of wooden white stakes.
(noun)
in an activity or competition, it is the reward for the person who wins or succeeds;
e.g. He is gambling for very high stakes here, he could either lose every penny, or win it all back!
(verb)
to mark, limit, or support with stakes;
e.g. She staked the grape vine to the fence so that the plant wouldn't fall.
(noun)
a post to which one is bound for execution by burning;
e.g. The witch was burned at the stake
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