stake in business
11stake — ▪ 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 …
12stake — 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 …
13stake — 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… …
14stake — 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… …
15Business ethics — For the episode from the American television series The Office, see Business Ethics (The Office). Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical… …
16stake — /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… …
17stake — /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… …
18stake — 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 …
19stake*/ — [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… …
20stake — [[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… …
