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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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
- stake :put at risk
- I will stake my good reputation for this
- 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
- stake :place a bet on
- Which horse are you backing?|I'm betting on the new horse
- stake :mark with a stake
- stake :tie or fasten to a stake
- stake :kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
- the enemies were impaled and left to die
- stake :instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning