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  • 61stake — ▪ I. stake stake 1 [steɪk] noun 1. [countable] FINANCE money risked or invested in a business: • He has a stake in some liquid assets that could be used for income or held on to as a safety net. • Analysts expect the company to …

    Financial and business terms

  • 62stake — stake1 W3 [steık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 at stake 2¦(company/business)¦ 3 have a stake in something 4¦(money risked)¦ 5 high stakes 6¦(pointed stick)¦ 7 the stake 8 in the popularity/fashion etc stakes 9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63stake — stake1 [ steık ] noun ** 1. ) count a wooden or metal post with a pointed end that is used for supporting or marking something a ) the stake a thick wooden pole that someone was tied to and burned in the past as a punishment: be burned at the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 64stake — I UK [steɪk] / US noun Word forms stake : singular stake plural stakes ** 1) a) [countable] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it stake in: They took a 40% stake in the company last year. a… …

    English dictionary

  • 65stake — I n. piece of wood 1) to drive a stake (into the ground) 2) to plant a stake (in the ground) post 3) (to burn smb.) at the stake share 4) to have a stake in smt. risk 5) at stake (our whole future is at stake) II v. (D; tr.) to stake to (to stake …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 66stake — 1 noun 1 SHARP POST (C) a pointed piece of wood, metal etc that is pushed into the ground to hold a rope, mark a particular place etc 2 the stake a post to which a person was tied in former times to be killed by being burnt: burn sb at the stake …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67stake — {{11}}stake (n.1) pointed stick or post, O.E. staca, from P.Gmc. *stakon (Cf. O.N. stiaki, Du. staak, Ger. stake), from PIE root *steg pole, stick. The Germanic word has been borrowed in Spanish (estaca), Old French (estaque), and Italian stacca) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 68stake — [[t]ste͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ stakes, staking, staked 1) PHRASE If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake... At stake is the success… …

    English dictionary

  • 69stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3 …

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  • 70stake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (also stakes) amount that could be won/lost ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high ▪ low, small ▪ personal ▪ H …

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