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noun

plural of stake
1
as in interests
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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2
as in bets
the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event lost his entire stake with a single roll of the dice

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stakes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stake
1
as in funds
to provide money for the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

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2
as in puts
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election

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Recent Examples of stakes
Noun
Nvidia offers support via equity stakes and partnerships, then CoreWeave , Nebius and Iren , among others, buy the latest and greatest Nvidia chips — the current generation, Vera Rubin, was preceded by Grace Blackwell, Hopper and Ampere. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 Exod With help from stakes and guy lines, the air beams then hold the tent fabric high and taut, creating a voluminous cabin ready to house a tactical table and everyone who has a stake in drafting the master plan. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026 An epic finale, full of high-stakes drama and emotional scenes. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026 Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Flannels and Frasers stores, is aggressive and often builds up large stakes in its suppliers, and tries to shake up management and supervisory boards in order to get the best possible trading terms for its stores. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Reddit threads and online shopping communities give consumers a low-stakes way to vet unfamiliar products before buying. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Faced with such a high-stakes reunion, the actors, wisely, rise to the challenge with exacting understatement. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 That alone imbues this series with compellingly straightforward stakes. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The wealth gap has political stakes, too That sense of waiting for an opportunity has electoral relevance. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
In addition to validator fees, the company stakes its 35 million HYPE tokens in the network, earning ongoing token rewards. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Cuban refugee Tony Montana arrives in Miami as part of the Mariel boatlift and quickly stakes his claim in the city’s drug trade. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 The sentences mark a key moment in China’s continuing real-estate crisis, which has dented consumer confidence in the country – and caused a headache for a government that stakes its legitimacy on rising prosperity. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Senate stakes McConnell, a former longtime Senate majority leader, declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Dar Zéro founder Brigid Smith stakes her claim on bohemian style, blending gritty luxury with elevated, global influences. — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
  1. interests
  2. bets
  3. funds
  4. puts
  5. shares
  6. wagers
  7. finances
Noun
  • Gold medalist Lauryn Williams is proof that not every financial adviser has your best interests in mind.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The race has also attracted millions in outside spending from some of Los Angeles’s most powerful interests.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of interests
Noun
  • BetMGM is offering new users in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia a chance to wager $10 and get $150 in bonus bets when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Also last year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s admission that an AI bubble exists and Michael Burry’s bearish bets represented more red flags.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of bets
Verb
  • Aora also partners with rePurpose Global so that for every product sold, the company funds the removal from nature of nine times that item’s weight in plastic waste.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The organization paying for it may also receive only part of its value, as when a hospital funds a system that benefits patients and insurers.
    — Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of funds
Verb
  • The latest Channel 12 opinion poll puts Eisenkot first with 23 seats, ahead of the Likud with 21, though other pollsters differ.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • View gallery - 7 images This tiny house takes the look of a traditional mountain lodge and puts it on wheels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of puts
Noun
  • Investors can buy and sell shares of the fund on the stock exchange, rather than having to secure a direct stake in those businesses.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rollins — The pest control company saw shares fall more than 5% after third-quarter results missed the Street's estimates.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shares
Noun
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo warning military personnel against using nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets, saying the wagers could give important clues to enemy countries.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • British gambling operators like Betfair have processed wagers on exchanges for decades.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagers
Verb
  • In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also gaining ground and wants to abolish the license fee that finances public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As head of the Canadian province’s media investment agency, Thorne-Stone finances everything from feature films to XR content.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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