Synonym: bet, gamble, peg, post, risk, wager. Similar words: by mistake, take, take out, take up, take on, take off, take for, take to. Meaning: [steɪk] 
n. 1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) 3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning 4. the money risked on a gamble. v. 1. put at risk 2. place a bet on 3. mark with a stake 4. tie or fasten to a stake 5. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole.
n. 1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) 3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning 4. the money risked on a gamble. v. 1. put at risk 2. place a bet on 3. mark with a stake 4. tie or fasten to a stake 5. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole. 
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31) There's more at stake here than you can possibly imagine.
32) In medieval Europe, many women were accused of being witches and were burnt at the stake.
33) In/During medieval times, women thought to be witches were burnt at the stake.
34) For a dollar stake, you can win up to $1,000,000.
35) That's him over there-I'd stake my life on it .
36) We went to the show early to stake out a good spot.
37) National pride is at stake in next week's game against England.
38) New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.
39) At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.
40) If you had taken my advice,[sentencedict.com]you wouldn't have made such a bad mistake. I can stake my life on that.
41) She acquired a four per cent direct stake in the business.
42) She has a personal stake in the success of the play.
43) He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts.
44) They took the view that Casper was playing power politics with their jobs at stake.
45) Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society.
46) National honour is at stake in this match between France and England.
47) The prize at stake is a place in the final.
48) He would have gone to the stake for his belief in his daughter's innocence.
49) Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda.
50) I'm sure that's Jesse - I'd stake my life on it.
51) Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.
52) Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.
53) He was burned at the stake in the fifteenth century for heresy.
54) The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.
55) The aim was to divide up the business[sentencedict.com], give everyone an equal stake in its future.
56) She passionately believed that the company was being mismanaged and was prepared to go to the stake for her views.
57) That's my opinion, but I wouldn't go to the stake for it.
58) Young people don't feel they have a stake in the country's future.
59) I think I'm right on this issue but I wouldn't go to the stake over it.
60) The governor has promised to stake the city's homeless to what they need for a fresh start.
More similar words: by mistake, take, take out, take up, take on, take off, take for, take to, take care, take away, take down, take time, take over, take place, take after, take apart, take note of, take turns, undertake, take the road, take care of, take charge, take it easy, take the lead, take effect, take part in, take action, take pride in, take notice of, take a chance.