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71stake — 01. Nothing less than the governor s reputation is at [stake] in this latest investigation. 02. Over 100 jobs are at [stake] if the government refuses to reduce taxes for the company. 03. Jobs, the economy, endangered species, the environment;… …
72stake — I. /steɪk / (say stayk) noun 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, a part of a fence, a support for a plant, etc. 2. a post, especially one to which a person is bound for execution, usually by… …
73stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… …
74stake — 1. noun /steɪk/ a) A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. A sharpened st …
75stake — I [[t]steɪk[/t]] n. v. staked, stak•ing 1) bui a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support, etc 2) a post to which a person is bound for execution, usu. by burning 3) the stake, the… …
76stake*/ — [steɪk] noun I 1) [C] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it They took a 40% stake in the company last year.[/ex] 2) [C] an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a… …
77Stake Hill, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name=Stake Hill city=Mandurah state=wa caption= lga=Shire of Murray size= postcode=6210 pop= dist1=12 location1=Mandurah est=1990s fedgov=Canning stategov=Mandurah near nw=Lakelands near n=Karnup near… …
78stake — stake1 noun 1》 a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc. ↘historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment. 2》 a small anvil,… …
79stake — /steɪk/ noun an amount of money invested ♦ to have a stake in a business to have money invested in a business ♦ to acquire a stake in a business to buy shares in a business ● He acquired a 25% stake in the company. ■ verb ♦ to stake money on… …
80stake — /steɪk/ noun an amount of money invested ♦ to have a stake in a business to have money invested in a business ♦ to acquire a stake in a business to buy shares in a business ● He acquired a 25% stake in the company. ■ verb ♦ to stake money on… …
