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stake
a stick or post; wager; bet: I have a stake in that race.
Not to be confused with:
steak – a slice of meat or fish: I’ll have my steak rare.
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stake
(stāk)n.
1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
2.
a. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
b. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.
3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.
4. Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.
5. Sports & Games
a. often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.
b. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.
c. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.
6.
a. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.
b. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.
7. Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation: The stakes are high in the mayoral election.
8. A grubstake.
tr.v. staked, stak·ing, stakes
Phrasal Verb: 1.
a. To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out: staked out a garden patch.
b. To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out: staked out a mining claim at the office; staked out a place for herself in the library.
2.
a. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes: staked down the tent; staked the shrubs.
b. To tether or tie to a stake.
c. To impale with a stake.
3. To gamble or risk; hazard: staked his week's pay on the horse race; staked the campaign on a promise of a tax cut.
4. To provide with money; finance: staked him to the money for the tickets.
5. Sports To provide a lead for: Her homer staked her team to a two-run lead.
stake out
Idiom: 1. To keep (a building, for example) under surveillance.
2. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance: The police were staked out across the street from the apartment.
at stake
At risk; in question.
[Middle English, from Old English staca.]
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stake
(steɪk)n
1. a stick or metal bar driven into the ground as a marker, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc
2. (Railways) one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place
3. (Historical Terms) a method or the practice of executing a person by binding him to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire
4. (Protestantism) Mormon Church an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president
5. pull up stakes to leave one's home or temporary resting place and move on
vb (tr)
6. to tie, fasten, or tether with or to a stake
7. (often foll by: out or off) to fence or surround with stakes
8. (often foll by out) to lay (a claim) to land, rights, etc
9. to support with a stake
[Old English staca pin; related to Old Frisian staka, Old High German stehho, Old Norse stjaki; see stick1]
stake
(steɪk)n
1. (Gambling, except Cards) the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet
2. an interest, often financial, held in something: a stake in the company's future.
3. (Gambling, except Cards) (often plural) the money that a player has available for gambling
4. (General Sporting Terms) (often plural) a prize in a race, etc, esp one made up of contributions from contestants or owners
5. (Horse Racing) (plural) horse racing a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money
6. (Mining & Quarrying) informal US and Canadian short for grubstake1
7. at stake at risk: two lives are at stake.
8. (Gambling, except Cards) to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game
9. to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya and the United States.
vb (tr)
10. (Gambling, except Cards) to hazard (money, etc) on a result
11. to invest in or support by supplying with money, etc: to stake a business enterprise.
[C16: of uncertain origin]
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stake1
(steɪk)n., v. staked, stak•ing. n.
1. 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 punishment of death by burning.
4. one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load.
5. a division of ecclesiastical territory in the Mormon Church, consisting of a number of wards.
v.t. 6. to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out).
7. to claim or reserve a share of (land, profit, etc.) as if by marking with stakes (usu. fol. by out or off).
8. to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant.
9. to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal.
10. to fasten with a stake or stakes.
11. stake out,
a. to keep under police surveillance.
b. to appoint (a police officer) to maintain watch over a suspect or place.
12. pull up stakes, to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English staca pin, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stake]
stake2
(steɪk)n., v. staked, stak•ing. n.
1. something that is wagered in a game or contest.
2. a monetary or commercial investment in something, as in hope of gain.
3. a personal interest or involvement.
4. the funds with which a gambler operates.
5. Often, stakes. a prize, reward, etc., in or as if in a contest.
6. stakes, the cash values assigned in poker to various chips, bets, and raises.
7. grubstake.
v.t. 8. to risk (something), as upon the outcome of an uncertain event, venture, etc.
9. to furnish with necessities or resources, esp. money.
Idioms: at stake, in danger of being lost; at risk.
[1520–30]
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stake
- Meaning "post," it comes from a Germanic base meaning "pierce, prick."See also related terms for pierce.
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stake
Past participle: staked
Gerund: staking
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| Noun | 1. | stake - (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" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" grubstake - funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits controlling interest - ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares insurable interest - an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured vested interest - (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation terminable interest - an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions undivided interest, undivided right - the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property fee - an interest in land capable of being inherited equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation reversion - (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| 2. | stake - 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" visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication starting post - a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) winning post - the post at the end of a racecourse | |
| 3. | stake - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person | |
| 4. |  stake - the money risked on a gamble gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" | |
| 5. | stake - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" | |
| Verb | 1. | stake - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
| 2. |  stake - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"ante - place one's stake | |
| 3. | stake - mark with a stake; "stake out the path" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | |
| 4. | stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" | |
| 5. | stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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stake
1noun
verb
stake something out lay claim to, define, outline, mark out, demarcate, delimit The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
stake
2noun
verb
1. bet, gamble, wager, chance, risk, venture, hazard, jeopardize, imperil, put on the line He has staked his reputation on the outcome.
noun
1. interest, share, involvement, claim, concern, investment a stake in the plot
at stake to lose, at risk, being risked The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.
stake a claim or stake your claim as something make your mark as, make it as, be successful as, get ahead as, achieve recognition as, distinguish yourself as Joyce is determined to stake her claim as an actress.
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stake
noun3. Money or property used to produce more wealth:
1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:
Informal: go.
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Translations
مَبْلَغ للمُخاطَرَه في الرِّهانوَتَديُراهِن، يُجازِف في الرِّهان
kůlsázkavsadit
indsatsinteressentpælsatse
panosseiväs
kolac
karó
áhættu-/spilaféstaurveîja, leggja undir
棒
likmeliktmietsstabs
par
stake
[steɪk]A. N
1. (= bet) → apuesta f
the average stake is just 80p → la apuesta media es de sólo 80 peniques
to be at stake → estar en juego
the company's reputation is at stake → la reputación de la empresa está en juego
there's a lot at stake in this → es mucho lo que está en juego, hay mucho en juego
he has got a lot at stake; there is a lot at stake for him → es mucho lo que se está jugando
the issue at stake → el asunto en cuestión, el asunto de que se trata
the stakes are high (lit) → se apuesta fuerte, las apuestas son muy elevadas (fig) → es mucho lo que está en juego, hay mucho en juego
to play for high stakes (lit) → apostar fuerte (fig) → tener mucho en juego
to raise the stakes (Gambling) → subir la apuesta
developments that raised the stakes in the elections → acontecimientos que hicieron más aventuradas las elecciones
the average stake is just 80p → la apuesta media es de sólo 80 peniques
to be at stake → estar en juego
the company's reputation is at stake → la reputación de la empresa está en juego
there's a lot at stake in this → es mucho lo que está en juego, hay mucho en juego
he has got a lot at stake; there is a lot at stake for him → es mucho lo que se está jugando
the issue at stake → el asunto en cuestión, el asunto de que se trata
the stakes are high (lit) → se apuesta fuerte, las apuestas son muy elevadas (fig) → es mucho lo que está en juego, hay mucho en juego
to play for high stakes (lit) → apostar fuerte (fig) → tener mucho en juego
to raise the stakes (Gambling) → subir la apuesta
developments that raised the stakes in the elections → acontecimientos que hicieron más aventuradas las elecciones
2. (= interest)
2.1. (Fin) → participación f
he bought a 12 per cent stake in the company → compró un 12 por ciento de participación en la compañía
he bought a 12 per cent stake in the company → compró un 12 por ciento de participación en la compañía
2.2. (fig)
every employee has a stake in the success of the firm → a todos los empleados les interesa que la empresa sea un éxito
through your children you have a stake in the future → tus hijos son tu participación en el futuro
every employee has a stake in the success of the firm → a todos los empleados les interesa que la empresa sea un éxito
through your children you have a stake in the future → tus hijos son tu participación en el futuro
3. stakes
3.1. (= race) carrera de caballos en la que el dinero del premio lo han puesto los propietarios de los caballos; (= prize money) → bote m
3.2. (fig)
he is still in front in the popularity stakes → sigue siendo el más popular de todos
the President is riding high in the popularity stakes → el presidente goza de mucha popularidad
he is still in front in the popularity stakes → sigue siendo el más popular de todos
the President is riding high in the popularity stakes → el presidente goza de mucha popularidad
B. VT
1. (= bet) [+ money, jewels] → jugarse, apostar (fig) [+ one's reputation, life] → jugarse
to stake one's reputation on sth → jugarse la reputación en algo
I'd stake my life on it → me jugaría la vida a que es así
to stake one's reputation on sth → jugarse la reputación en algo
I'd stake my life on it → me jugaría la vida a que es así
2. (with posts)
2.1. (= delimit) [+ area, path, line] → marcar con estacas, señalar con estacas
to stake a or one's claim to [+ piece of land] → reivindicar, reclamar
with this win he has staked his claim for a place in the final → con esta victoria se ha asegurado un puesto en la final
to stake a or one's claim to [+ piece of land] → reivindicar, reclamar
with this win he has staked his claim for a place in the final → con esta victoria se ha asegurado un puesto en la final
2.2. (also stake up) (= support with stakes) [+ fence] → apuntalar; [+ plants] → arrodrigar
stake off VT + ADV = stake out 1
stake out VT + ADV
2. (= reserve, lay claim to) you have to stake out your place on the beach early → tienes que asegurarte un lugar en la playa bien temprano
he has staked out his position on social policy → ha afianzado su postura en lo referente a política social
he has staked out his position on social policy → ha afianzado su postura en lo referente a política social
3. (= watch) [+ property etc] [journalist, criminal] → vigilar; [police] → poner bajo vigilancia, mantener vigilado
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stake
[ˈsteɪk] n
(= post) → pieu m
(BETTING) → enjeu m
vt
(= risk) [+ sum of money] → miser; [+ reputation, life] → mettre en jeu
(also stake out) [+ area] → délimiter
to stake a claim to sth → revendiquer qch
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stake
n
(= post) → Pfosten m, → Pfahl m; (for vampires) → Pfahl m; (for plant) → Stange f; (for animal) → Pflock m ? pull up
(= place of execution) → Scheiterhaufen m; to die at the stake → auf dem Scheiterhaufen sterben, verbrannt werden; he was ready to go to the stake or be burned at the stake for his principles → er war bereit, sich für seine Prinzipien ans Kreuz nageln zu lassen
(= bet) → Einsatz m; (= financial interest) → Anteil m; to be at stake → auf dem Spiel stehen; he has a lot at stake → er hat viel zu verlieren; to have a stake in something (in business) → einen Anteil an etw (dat) → haben; in the future → von etw betroffen werden; he has a big stake in the success of the plan → für ihn hängt viel vom Erfolg des Planes ab; that’s precisely the issue at stake → genau darum geht es; the issue at stake is not … → es steht nicht zur Debatte, ob …
vt
animal → anpflocken
(also stake up) plant → hochbinden; fence → abstützen
(= bet, risk) → setzen (→ on auf +acc); (esp US: = back financially) → finanziell unterstützen; to stake one’s life on something → seine Hand für etw ins Feuer legen; to stake one’s reputation on something → sein Wort für etw verpfänden; to stake a/one’s claim to something → sich (dat) → ein Anrecht auf etw (acc) → sichern
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stake
[steɪk]1. n
a. (share) → interesse m; (bet) → puntata, scommessa
to be at stake → essere in gioco
to have a stake in sth → avere un interesse in qc
to be at stake → essere in gioco
to have a stake in sth → avere un interesse in qc
b. (for fence, tree) → palo; (for plant) → bastoncino
2. vt
a. (bet) to stake (on) → scommettere (su)
I'd stake my reputation on it → ci giocherei la reputazione
I'd stake my reputation on it → ci giocherei la reputazione
b. (also stake out) (area) → delimitare con paletti (also stake up) (plant) → legare a un bastoncino
to stake a claim (to sth) → rivendicare (qc)
to stake a claim (to sth) → rivendicare (qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stake1
(steik) noun a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.
stake2
(steik) noun a sum of money risked in betting. He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.
verb to bet or risk (money or something of value). I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.
at stake1. to be won or lost. A great deal of money is at stake.
2. in great danger. The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.
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