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stake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | post |
| Type of | visual signal |
| Has types | winning post, starting post |
the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venture |
| Type of | put on the line, lay on the line, risk |
I will stake my good reputation for this.
stake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | interest |
| Type of | portion, share, percentage, part |
| Has types | terminable interest, controlling interest, equity, fee, grubstake, insurable interest, vested interest, undivided right, reversion, right, security interest, undivided interest |
a stake in the company's future.
stake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | post |
stake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | instrument of execution |
Examples of stake
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Last December, it put $175 million into LivingSocial for a stake in the company.
From the techcrunch.com
Would you stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning if it's not your company at stake?
From the businessweek.com
In September, Berkshire paid $230 million for a 10 percent stake in the company.
From the thenewstribune.com
French banks have the most at stake among international lenders in North Africa.
From the bloomberg.com
The Chinese sovereign fund first disclosed a stake in 2009 after the share sale.
From the bloomberg.com
Truly important issues that can affect your everyday lives are at stake Tuesday.
From the dailyherald.com
That move in effect diluted Mr Ho's stake in the entity to less than 1 per cent.
From the cnn.com
Bear Stearns got a 2% stake in Citic, while Citic received a 6% in Bear Stearns.
From the forbes.com
Analysts think he is also down about $150 million on an 11.4% stake in Investor.
From the businessweek.com
- Interest: (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"
- Venture: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
- Bet on: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- Post: 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"
- Mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
- Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- ATstake, Inc. was a computer security professional services company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Battery Ventures (Tom Crotty, Sunil Dhaliwal, and Scott Tobin) and Ted Julian. ...
- A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. A stake is approximately comparable to a diocese in the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations. ...
- Death by burning (also known as burning alive or burning to death) is death (often execution) brought about by combustion. As a form of capital punishment, burning has a long history as a method in crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft.
