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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
Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
At the class Williams attended, Vance and the other instructors highlighted what’s at stake when guns are not secured.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump staked his defense on winning back the White House, a strategy that has now paid off with his political victory.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
During the recent presidential election cycle, Miko urged her listeners to vote by interacting with them on social media, encouraging an open conversation about what issues were at stake.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
At the class Williams attended, Vance and the other instructors highlighted what’s at stake when guns are not secured.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Trump, who has spent his entire business career in real estate, taking a wrecking ball to what doesn’t work and then building luxury in its place, staked his entire campaign message to American voters on the need to do the same with Washington.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump staked his defense on winning back the White House, a strategy that has now paid off with his political victory.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
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Focus on creating authentic connections that are rooted in mutual interest.Gina Riley, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The person Trump did pick to lead the Department of Agriculture—America First Policy Institute CEO Brooke Rollins—has much less obvious interest in its purview than Kennedy does.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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Local provisions are also needed, with the overall demographic collapse literally becoming an existential bet for our future.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company’s acquisition of Overheard in early 2023 is the company’s biggest bet to date pulling from the $21.5 million equity investment raised in 2022 led by Volition Capital.Adam Wescott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As for how the contract will be funded, Sitkowski said in November that CPS is awaiting tax increment financing, or TIF, surplus funds from the city.Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Short of Congress stepping in to mandate changes or fund the kind of pricey studies to fill the gaps from previous research, Keefe said the agency faced more pressing public health priorities for its limited food budget.Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar Stumbling through his days as a hospital actor, Cyrus Shams travels to the Brooklyn Museum, where a terminally ill artist has put herself on display for her final exhibit.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the lawsuit early last month put the decision on high speed.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Deutsche Bank also raised its price target for Tesla shares to $370 from $295.Rachael Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The former Dancing with the Stars contestant shares Stella, Liam Aaron, 17, Hattie Margaret, 13, Finn Davey, 12, and Beau Dean, 7, with her estranged husband Dean McDermott.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are seemingly infinite options to place wagers on events, and the industry continues to mature and the betting menus are expanding and growing.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bettors also assume numerous risks in placing a wager, including the possibilities of player injuries and underperformance.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 1792, the state of Pennsylvania constructed America’s first toll road using a P3 model when the Commonwealth couldn’t finance its construction.Taryn Palumbo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Both the County Commission and the St. Petersburg City Council voted last month to delay votes on bonds to finance their part of the stadium, which is to be the anchor of a $6.5 billion development.Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
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The company is heavily subsidizing the exec’s travel, without even getting a tax deduction if there’s no bona fide security reason to take the plane for a weekend jaunt to Aspen.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Those tariffs largely reflected the government's conclusion that China was unfairly subsidizing those industries.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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