| NOUN | possession | stake, interest | (law) a right or legal share of something |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | stake, post | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | |
| artifact | stake | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | |
| possession | stake, stakes, bet, wager | the money risked on a gamble | |
| artifact | stake | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | |
| VERB | social | stake, venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize | put at risk |
| competition | stake, bet on, back, gage, game, punt | place a bet on | |
| contact | stake, post | mark with a stake | |
| contact | stake | tie or fasten to a stake | |
| contact | stake, impale | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole |
| Sounds | stey'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a stake in the company's future" | |
| Synonym | interest | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | controlling interest | ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares |
| equity | The ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | |
| fee | An interest in land capable of being inherited | |
| grubstake | funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits / profits | |
| insurable interest | An interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy | |
| reversion | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) | |
| right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing | |
| security interest | Any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation | |
| terminable interest | An interest in property that terminates under specific conditions | |
| undivided interest, undivided right | The interest in property owned by tenants / tenants / tenants whereby each tenant / tenant / tenant has an equal right to enjoy / enjoy / enjoy / enjoy / enjoy the entire property | |
| vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another | |
| Broader | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
| Spanish | interés, participación | |
| Catalan | interès, participació | |
| Meaning | A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" | |
| Synonym | post | |
| Narrower | starting post | A post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
| winning post | The post at the end of a racecourse | |
| Broader | visual signal | A signal that involves visual communication |
| Spanish | estaca, jalón, palo, poste, puesta | |
| Catalan | estaca, pal | |
| Verbs | stake | mark with a stake |
| stake | tie or fasten to a stake | |
| Meaning | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | instrument of execution | An instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
| Spanish | poste de hoguera | |
| Verbs | stake | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole |
| Meaning | The money risked on a gamble. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stakes, bet, wager | |
| Part of | pool | Any communal combination of funds |
| Narrower | ante | (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot |
| pool, kitty | The combined stakes of the betters | |
| pot, jackpot, kitty | The cumulative amount involved in a game / game (such as poker) | |
| Broader | gamble | money that is risked for possible monetary gain |
| Spanish | apuesta, postura | |
| Catalan | aposta, juguesca | |
| Verbs | stake | place a bet on |
| stake | put at risk | |
| Meaning | A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | post | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
| Spanish | estaca | |
| Meaning | put at risk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I will stake my good reputation for this" | |
| Synonyms | venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize | |
| Broader | risk, put on the line, lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
| Spanish | aventurar, poner en peligro | |
| Catalan | arriscar, aventurar | |
| Nouns | stake | the money risked on a gamble |
| Meaning | place a bet on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Model | They stake the money | |
| Synonyms | bet on, back, gage, game, punt | |
| Narrower | ante | place one's stake |
| parlay, double up | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | |
| Broader | bet, wager, play | stake on the outcome of an issue |
| Spanish | arriesgar, aventurar, invertir | |
| Catalan | joc | |
| Nouns | stake | the money risked on a gamble |
| Meaning | mark with a stake. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "stake out the path" | |
| Synonym | post | |
| Broader | mark | make or leave a mark on |
| Spanish | estacar | |
| Nouns | stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) |
| Meaning | Tie or fasten to a stake. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "stake your goat" | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Nouns | stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) |
| Meaning | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Model | They want to stake the prisoners | |
| Synonym | impale | |
| Entails | pierce | make a hole into |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | empalar, estacar, impalar | |
| Catalan | empalar | |
| Nouns | stake | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning |
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