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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241) A few intrepid explorers stake out some new, unexplored territory.
242) Financial reward: His Cisco stake is worth nearly $ 400 million.
243) The value of the Halley family's stake has fallen by half since 1999.
244) Haven't you always dreamt of beating all the famous fish in a high stake poker game?
245) You should not be overhasty . Remember there's a matter of over ten thousand dollars at stake.
246) Your reputation may be at stake if you partake in gossip.
247) He does plum - blossom - stake exercises gracefully and proficiently(sentencedict.com), and is true to his name.
248) Mr Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investment group is Kraft's largest shareholder a 4 per cent stake.
249) Yes, I want a stake, New York cut 12 oz. please.
250) That shiftiness was also recognised by those whose money was actually at stake.
251) But Huang's participation in the rights offering kept his stake from being diluted.
252) The water tricked out of the tap is clear, though tasting stake and tepid.
253) He acted immorally when his own interests were at stake.
254) The water tricked out of the tap clear[sentencedict.com], though tasting stake and tepid.
255) Euronext a 41 per cent equity aper cent voting stake , and holds four seats on its board.
256) INSIGHTS: Yucca Mountain - What Is at Stake for Our Nation?
257) Relent, do not be unjust ; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.
258) Cummings fastened a large set - piecea stake in the ground by way of a grand finale.
259) In Japan, Wal - Mart controlling stake in the Seiyu retail chain, but losses there have been growing.
260) The issue before the controlling shareholder of Xinhua Xiang Xiang Group holds 38.63 % stake power company.
261) Posco per cent stake in Nippon Steel and the 32 per cent of Posco.
262) In the end, we obtain the optimized project after rationality analysis to vibrational detritus stake.
263) The asking price for the CEA stake has risen dramatically since talks began.
264) In Mormonism , each stake usually has 5 to 12 wards.
265) The Senate drove a stake through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.
266) For every heretic it burned at the stake, thousands of others rose up.
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.