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stake
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[ verb ] put at risk
Synonyms Examples "I will stake my good reputation for this" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The `` belaboring '' is of_course jocular , yet James was not lacking in fundamental seriousness - unless we measure him by that ultimate seriousness of the great religious_leader or thinker who stakes all on his vision of God . (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)Public-spirited backers staked him to a brand-new airplane , aimed at putting their city and state on the flying map . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
Synonyms Examples "they have interests all over the world" "a stake in the company's future" Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Ideally speaking , it should be allowed to operate only where the public has a great stake in the continuity of supply or services , and where the actions of a single proprietor are secondary to the needs of society . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)He must think_of others who have a stake in the question and in its answer . |
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[ noun ] instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
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[ noun ] a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
Synonyms Examples "a pair of posts marked the goal" "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The chevaux_de_frise , those sharp stakes and barriers around the fort at the Battery , pointed to a conflict between the town and sea_power rolling in glassy swells as the tide came_in . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21214
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