stake

[steɪk]

Definition:
1. A wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support sth, mark a particular place, etc.
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.

Use 'stake' in a sentence:

1. The life of the sick man is at stake.
2. Not only Belarus is at stake.
3. The izzat of the household was at stake.
4. Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
5. Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday.
6. He staked £ 25 on the favourite.
7. Although the lizard may stake a claim to its habitat, it exerts total indifference toward the well-being of its young.
8. People don't just knock one another off like this unless there's big money at stake.
9. The rest stake will be held by Nippon Cargo shareholders such as Nippon Express Co. and Yamato Holdings Co.
10. The Side Stake Control Measure Method in the Highway Construction.
11. John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.
12. In sum, we all have a common stake in our school, our community, and our society.
13. He was burned at the stake for heresy.
14. Korea Development Bank has also said that it will give Kumho Asiana the "right of first refusal" if it decides to sell the Daewoo stake.
15. The fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.
16. By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes.
17. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other's work.
18. The report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is clear on what's at stake and what needs to change.
19. They planted a stake in the ground.
20. At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.
21. More is at stake here than individual objects.
22. We cannot afford to take risks when peoples' lives are at stake.
23. How much was the stake?
24. He has staked his political future on an election victory.
25. His stake has been held in escrow since the start of the year.
26. For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
27. She staked her political career on tax reform, and lost.
28. That's him over there ─ I'd stake my life on it.
29. With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate change in the Arctic.
30. New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.
31. General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m.
32. The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.
33. Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress.
34. And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.
35. No more would they torture at the stake.
36. Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first.
37. She has a personal stake in the success of the play.
38. The frequency analysis in dynamic measuring stake using reflect wave method.
39. Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda.
40. The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
41. The company increased its stake in the business, squelching rumours of a takeover bid.
42. He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts.
43. The prize at stake is a place in the final.
44. The family honour is at stake.
45. The aim was to divide up the business, give everyone an equal stake in its future.
46. Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society.
47. Such managers have an enormous stake in succeeding, so they invariably overstate the potential of their new technologies.
48. At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain's aerospace sector.
49. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.
50. Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.