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   stake

   /steɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture: "playing dice for high stakes" Similar betwagerantepledgehazard
   • ▪ a share or interest in a business, situation, or system: "GM acquired a 50 per cent stake in Saab" Similar shareinterestfinancial interestinvestmentinvolvementconcern
   • ▪ prize money, especially in horse racing. Similar prize moneypursepotwinnings
   • ▪ a horse race in which all the owners of the racehorses running contribute to the prize money: "the horse is to run in the Craven Stakes"
   • ▪ a situation involving competition in a specified area: "we will keep you one step ahead in the fashion stakes" Similar competitioncontestbattlechallengerivalryracerunningstrugglescramble

   verb

   • 1. gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race: "one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost"
   • 2. give financial or other support to: informal North American "he staked him to an education at the École des Beaux-Arts"

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps a specialized usage of stake1, from the notion of an object being placed as a wager on a post or stake.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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