Definition of Stake
Stake


Definition/Meaning
(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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