STAKE

Definition:

1. [noun] (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
   Synonyms: interest
   
   
2. [noun] a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
   Synonyms: post
   
   
3. [noun] instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
   
   
4. [noun] the money risked on a gamble
   Synonyms: bet, wager
   
   
5. [verb] put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
   Synonyms: venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize
   
   
6. [verb] place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
   Synonyms: bet on, back, gage, game, punt
   
   
7. [verb] mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
   Synonyms: post
   
   
8. [verb] tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
   
   
9. [verb] kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
   Synonyms: impale
   
   

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Related Words:

• ante
• parlay, double up
• grubstake
• controlling interest
• insurable interest
• vested interest
• security interest
• terminable interest
• undivided interest, undivided right
• fee
• equity
• reversion
• right
• starting post
• winning post
• pot, jackpot, kitty
• ante
• pool, kitty

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