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noun
1.
something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
2.
a monetary or commercial interest, investment, share, or involvement in something, as in hope of gain: I have a big stake in the success of the firm.
3.
a personal or emotional concern, interest, involvement, or share: Parents have a big stake in their children's happiness.
4.
the funds with which a gambler operates.
5.
EXPANDOften, stakes. a prize, reward, increase in status, etc., in or as if in a contest.
verb (used with object)
8.
to risk (something), as upon the result of a game or the occurrence or outcome of any uncertain event, venture, etc.: He staked his reputation on the success of the invention.
9.
to furnish (someone) with necessaries or resources, especially money: They staked me to a good meal and a train ticket.
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10.
at stake, in danger of being lost, as something that has been wagered; critically involved.
Origin:
1520–30; origin uncertain
1520–30; origin uncertain
Synonyms
1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 8. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize.
1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 8. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize.
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Word Origin & History
stake
early 14c., "to mark (land) with stakes," from stake (n.). Hence, to stake a claim (1857). Meaning "to risk, wager" is attested from 1520s, probably from notion of "post on which a gambling wager was placed," though Weekley suggests "there is a tinge of the burning or baiting
EXPANDmetaphor" in this usage. Noun meaning "that which is placed at hazard" is recorded from 1530s. Plural stakes, as in horse racing, first recorded 1690s (cf. sweepstakes). To have a stake in is recorded from 1784. Meaning "to maintain surveilance" (usually stake out) is first recorded 1942, Amer.Eng. colloquial, probably form earlier sense of "mark off territory."
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Slang Dictionary
stake (so/sth) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
at stake
At risk to be won or lost, as in We have a great deal at stake in this transaction. This phrase uses stake in the sense of something that is wagered. Shakespeare used it in Troilus and Cressida (3:3): "I see my reputation is at stake." [Late 1500s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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