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as in interest
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in to fund
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stake
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
The company also operates 60 FAST channels and has a stake in both Range Media Partners and Propagate Content, which together represent more than 3,000 artists, athletes, directors, musicians, writers and producers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
But numbers aside, Ballerini staked a serious claim to top-of-the-A-list status here.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Jeanie Buss is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, but she’s got five siblings: Johnny, Jim, Janie, Joey, and Jesse, most of which are involved with the Lakers in some capacity to this day and all of whom own a stake on the team.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
The company also operates 60 FAST channels and has a stake in both Range Media Partners and Propagate Content, which together represent more than 3,000 artists, athletes, directors, musicians, writers and producers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
In 2023, the SEC charged Coinbase with operating an unregistered securities exchange and for failing to properly register its crypto staking program.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
But numbers aside, Ballerini staked a serious claim to top-of-the-A-list status here.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
Noun
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As credit card balances remain high, financial experts warn that even small changes in interest rates can have a huge effect on consumers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Join 165 others in the comments View Comments Time and again the US economy has shaken off recession fears, including in 2022 after the Fed spiked interest rates to fight inflation, and in the summer of 2024 when the unemployment rate started to rise.—
Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bitcoin’s narrative is shifting from speculative bet to portfolio diversifier Not long ago, Wall Street slammed Bitcoin as the biggest fad in history.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The tumble erased the last vestiges of the rally Tesla enjoyed after Trump’s election victory in November, when investors clearly felt that a company run by the president-elect’s largest Super PAC donor was a smart bet.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Those grants will fund projects in five priority areas, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency website: clean and efficient buildings, clean transportation and freight, industrial decarbonization, climate-smart agriculture and clean power.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But taking a hostile approach with President Donald Trump now could put federal aid for the disaster at risk.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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The decision would put the refugees on track for deportation, even though the Ukrainians entered the country legally during former President Biden’s term, Reuters reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some states disenfranchise people for felony convictions; Mississippi includes offenses such as shoplifting, and disenfranchises a far greater share of Black citizens than white.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lionsgate owns almost 88% of Lionsgate Studios shares.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This time around, Beterbiev is the slight betting favorite at -125 (bet $125 to win $100), while Bivol is the +100 underdog (win $100 on a $100 wager).—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Losing your bet with the wrong person could cost you more than bragging rights While many Americans are expected to bet legally, scammers are also expected to cash in on Super Bowl wagers.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The news is a blow to Intel and overall efforts to boost US chip manufacturing, which has included subsidizing the company’s factories across the US.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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