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as in interest
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in to fund
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stake
James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
National Amusements, the family’s holding company, owns her stake in Paramount with 77 percent of preferential voting shares but roughly five percent of common stock.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Hollywood is staking a marker for transgender representation the very same week that President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring that trans people effectively do not exist.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Split comes after activist investor pressure The split comes just months after activist investor Elliott Management took a $5 billion stake in the industrial giant.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
National Amusements, the family’s holding company, owns her stake in Paramount with 77 percent of preferential voting shares but roughly five percent of common stock.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
After Schmidt opened the scoring with a rocket of a shot from the point at the 5:47 mark, the Sharks staked a lead thanks to goals 32 seconds apart by Ceci and Smith.
—Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Hollywood is staking a marker for transgender representation the very same week that President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring that trans people effectively do not exist.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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Few details available … US military officials have expressed interest in orbital refueling to support in-space mobility, where ground controllers have the freedom to maneuver national security satellites between different orbits without worrying about running out of propellant.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a major global producer and exporter of tungsten and related materials, China has long been committed to fulfilling its international obligations, including non-proliferation, in accordance with national security and interest considerations.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While details of the ceremony remain under wraps, there's a good bet that organizers will take a cue from the recent Grammy Awards, which tastefully and appropriately made heroic firefighters and fundraising a focus of the performance-rich night.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Shares of Constellation Brands jumped more than 6% after the disclosure of Berkshire’s new bet.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The measure would increase the sales tax by a half cent to fund improvements.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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The program is fully funded by the Hearst Foundations, with no government funds used.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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How much torment are the pit crews willing to put their amateur survivalists through to win a grand prize of $250,000?—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the final, Johns & Waters put an end to the Alshon & Black freight train, but not without some solid pickleball.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, polling has shown that U.S. adults tend to overestimate the share of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid.—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street analysts’ consensus outlook was for earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $611.3 million.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Now, if bettors want to risk and punt on the hosts, a 5/1 pick for a draw could be an appealing wager.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Just then, Mo Ostin, the head of the label, walked in and heard about their wager.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The law also included language that was meant to prevent the settlements from being used to finance programs that were previously funded by other sources of state or federal money.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Concerns from minority investors relate to whether the deal could dilute existing shareholders by forcing them to finance the investment in Skydance and undervalue Paramount.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And the tool is accused of distorting the free market and subsidizing growth that would have happened anyway.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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By subsidizing office space and the use of medical equipment to attract a doctor, Havana is looking out for the needs of its residents, Wilkerson said.—
Daniel Chang,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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