stake

(stāk)
n.

1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
2. 1. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
   2. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.
3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.
4. Mormon Church. A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.
5. Sports & Games.
   1. Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game. Often used in the plural. See synonyms at bet.
   2. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.
   3. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.
6. 1. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.
   2. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.
7. A grubstake.

tr.v., staked, stak·ing, stakes.

1. 1. To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.
   2. To claim as one's own: staked out a place for herself in industry.
2. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes.
3. To tether or tie to a stake.
4. To gamble or risk; hazard.
5. To provide working capital for; finance.

phrasal verb:

stake out

1. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance.
2. To keep under surveillance.

idiom:

at stake

1. At risk; in question.

[Middle English, from Old English staca.]

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Ownership in an enterprise. For example, an individual has a stake in the company. The term originated in the colonial era when one would mark one’s property by putting stakes in the ground, thus acquiring a stake in the community.

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noun

1. Something risked on an uncertain outcome. ante, bet, pot, wager. See gambling.
2. A right or legal share in something: claim, interest, portion, title. See part/whole.
3. Money or property used to produce more wealth: backing, capital, capitalization, financing, funding, grubstake, subsidization. See help/harm/harmless, money.

verb

1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation: bet, gamble, lay¹ (down), post², put, risk, venture, wager. Informal go. See gambling.
2. To supply capital to or for: back, capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, subsidize. Informal bankroll. Idioms: put up money for. See help/harm/harmless, money.

Idioms beginning with stake:
stake a claim
stake out

See also at stake; burn at the stake; have a stake in; pull up stakes.

n

Definition: share, investment
Antonyms: whole

1. A small anvil used for the working of thin sheet metal, so called because it is supported by a sharp vertical prop which is inserted in a hole in the workbench; the sheet-metal worker may select one of a number of different stakes, the particular shape depending on the task.
2. A stick of wood sharpened at one end and set into the ground to act as a boundary marker or to support or hold something.

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IN BRIEF: n. - That which is risked on the issue of a contest.

In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interests are at stake. — Aristotle

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1. stake
   noun, N Amer
   
   An amount of money earned or saved. (1853 —) .
   J. Updike I worked in that oil town in the Rift...and when I had a little stake I hitched back to Istiqlal (1978).
   
   [From earlier slang sense, amount won at gambling.]
2. stake
   verb trans.
   
   1: to stake out to place under surveillance. (1942 —) .
   L. Deighton When...the French police staked out the courier routes, they found...50,000 dollars of forged signed travellers' cheques (1962).
   
   2: to be staked out to be placed so as to maintain surveillance. (1951 —) .
   H. Kissinger David Bruce...came to the Embassy through the front door where the press was staked out (1979).
   

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stage, pæl
v. tr. - opbinde

idioms:

• pull up stakes    hæve indsatsen, presse på
• stake a claim    gøre krav på
• stake out    overvåge, holde øje med

2.
n. - indsats, interesse, andel
v. tr. - gøre indsats, vove, sætte på spil

idioms:

• a stake in    en andel i
• at stake    på spil

Nederlands (Dutch)
paal, inzet, brandstapel, belang, op het spel zetten, inzetten

Français (French)
1.
n. - enjeu, participation, pieu, poteau, piquet, (Hist) bûcher
v. tr. - (Hort) mettre un tuteur à

idioms:

• go to the stake for    monter au bûcher pour
• pull up stakes    larguer les amarres
• stake a claim    (fig) exposer une revendication
• stake out    surveiller, piqueter, (lit) délimiter avec des pieux, revendiquer

2.
n. - montant du prix (aux courses) (npl)
v. tr. - miser, risquer, (US) financer (qn)

idioms:

• at stake    en jeu
• have a stake in    avoir une participation dans

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfahl
v. - aufs Spiel setzen, einsetzen

idioms:

• go to the stake for    (fig.) sich für etw. kreuzigen lassen
• pull up stakes    abhauen
• stake a claim    ein Anrecht anmelden
• stake out    abstecken

2.
n. - (Geld)preis, Einsatz, Beteiligung
v. - einsetzen

idioms:

• at stake    auf dem Spiel stehend
• have a stake in    einen Anteil an etwas haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παλούκι, πάσσαλος, ποσό στοιχήματος, μίζα, αντικείμενο που διακυβεύεται, έπαθλο, (πάσσαλος για τη) θανάτωση στην πυρά
v. - ποντάρω, στοιχηματίζω, διακινδυνεύω, διακυβεύω, πασσαλώνω, οροθετώ ή φράζω με πασσάλους, προβάλλω διεκδίκηση, στηρίζω (φυτό κ.λπ.) με πασσάλους

idioms:

• a stake in    συμμετοχή, συμφέρον σε
• at stake    που διακυβεύεται
• pull up stakes    μετακομίζω
• stake a claim    κατοχυρώνω τίτλο μετάλλευσης
• stake out    (καθομ.) παρακολουθώ ή επιτηρώ στενά

Italiano (Italian)
mettere a rischio, puntare, palo, forca, puntata

idioms:

• a stake in    interesse in
• at stake    in gioco
• pull up stakes    cambiar casa
• stake a claim    rivendicare
• stake out    tendere un imboscata, fare un appostamento per

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aposta (f), estaca (f), ação (f), interesse (m)
v. - apostar, arriscar

idioms:

• a stake in    interesse em
• at stake    em jogo
• pull up stakes    mudar-se largando tudo para trás
• stake a claim    reclamar fazendo valer seus direitos
• stake out    delimitar

Русский (Russian)
кол, стойка, веха, столб, обозначать вехами, обносить кольями, подпирать (с помощью кольев), пронзать, ставка, заклад, доля, делать ставку, держать пари, давать задаток

idioms:

• a stake in    заинтересованность (в каком-л. деле)
• at stake    (поставить) на карту
• pull up stakes    сниматься с места
• stake a claim    застолбить участок
• stake out    обозначать вехами

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - estaca, poste
v. tr. - arriesgar, apostar, estacar, rodrigar, empalar, aventurar, exponer, financiar, dar o prestar dinero

idioms:

• go to the stake for    llegar hasta donde sea necesario para defender mi posición, creencia, principios etc.
• pull up stakes    irse, mudarse
• stake a claim    presentar una demanda
• stake out    acotar, demarcar, jalonar

2.
n. - apuesta, lo que está en juego o se arriesga en un asunto, estado de lo que se arriesga o está en juego
v. tr. - jugarse, arriesgar, apostar, hacer una puesta

idioms:

• at stake    en juego, en peligro, implicado
• have a stake in    ser propietario de una parte de, tener intereses en

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stake, påle, käpp, intresse, andel, insats
v. - fästa vid stake, stätta, våga, riskera, kolla in, satsa på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
桩, 奖金, 把...押下打赌, 拿...冒险, 以桩支撑, 系...于桩上, 用桩标出的界限

idioms:

• a stake in    有利害关系
• at stake    在危急关头
• pull up stakes    搬家, 离开
• stake a claim    对...提出所有权
• stake out    监视

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 樁, 獎金
v. tr. - 把...押下打賭, 拿...冒險, 以樁支撐, 系...於樁上, 用樁標出的界限

idioms:

• a stake in    有利害關係
• at stake    在危急關頭
• pull up stakes    搬家, 離開
• stake a claim    對...提出所有權
• stake out    監視

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 말뚝, 화형용 기둥, (땜장이의) 작은 쇠모루
v. tr. - (말뚝을 박아) 구역을 표시하다, 몫을 주장하다, (식물을) 막대기로 고정시키다

idioms:

• stake out    (혐의자를) 감시하다, 감시원을 배치하다

2.
n. - 내기, 상금, 이해[관계]
v. tr. - (생명, 돈 따위를) 걸다, 위험에 내맡기다, (돈, 물건을) 융통하다

idioms:

• a stake in    ~에 이해 관계를 갖다
• at stake    (돈, 목숨 등이) 걸려 있는, 문제가 되어, 위태로워져서

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 杭, 遣形杭, 火刑柱, 火刑, 賭け金, 賞金, 賭け, 賭け競技, 利害, 利害関係
v. - 賭ける, 杭につなぐ, 杭で固定する, 杭で囲う, 杭を打って区画する, 経済的に助ける

idioms:

• a stake in    利害関係, 個人的かかわり合い
• at stake    賭けられて, あやうくなって
• stake a claim    主張する
• stake out    見張る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصه, خازوق (عمود مدبب), مقدار الرهان, وتد, جائزة سباق, مصلحه (فعل) راهن, حدد بالأوتاد, جازف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתד, כלונס, מוט, עמוד שריפה, מיתת שריפה‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך בקורות, חיזק במוטות, תחם ביתדות‬
n. - ‮סכום הימור, השקעה, אינטרס, עניין‬
v. tr. - ‮הימר, סיכן, התערב‬

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