stake

  • 31stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… …

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  • 32stake — 1. noun /steɪk/ a) A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. A sharpened st …

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  • 33stake — I [[t]steɪk[/t]] n. v. staked, stak•ing 1) bui 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… …

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  • 34stake*/ — [steɪk] noun I 1) [C] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it They took a 40% stake in the company last year.[/ex] 2) [C] an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a… …

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  • 35stake — stake1 noun 1》 a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc.     ↘historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment. 2》 a small anvil,… …

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  • 36stake — /steɪk/ noun an amount of money invested ♦ to have a stake in a business to have money invested in a business ♦ to acquire a stake in a business to buy shares in a business ● He acquired a 25% stake in the company. ■ verb ♦ to stake money on… …

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  • 37stake — /steɪk/ noun an amount of money invested ♦ to have a stake in a business to have money invested in a business ♦ to acquire a stake in a business to buy shares in a business ● He acquired a 25% stake in the company. ■ verb ♦ to stake money on… …

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  • 38Stake — Ein Spreewaldkahn wird gestakt Durch Verw …

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  • 39stake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English staca; akin to Middle Low German stake pole, and perhaps to Latin tignum beam Date: before 12th century 1. a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a… …

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  • 40stake — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Kreis, Preakness Stakes, absolute interest, allotment, allowance, angel, ante, ante up, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, at hazard, at stake, ax, back, backing, bailiwick, bank,… …

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