stake
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▪ I. stake stake 1 [steɪk] noun
1. [countable] FINANCE money risked or invested in a business:
• He has a stake in some liquid assets that could be used for income or held on to as a safety net.
• Analysts expect the company to sell its large stake in the HongKong bank.
when a company or organization owns shares in a company;
= SHAREHOLDING:
• French and Italian governments have sought to take an equity stake in certain industries.
maˈjority ˌstake [countable] FINANCE
if an investor has a majority stake in a company, they own more than half the shares of that company:
• Canada, Mexico and South Korea refused to allow foreign companies to hold majority stakes in their main telephone companies.
miˈnority ˌstake [countable] FINANCE
if an investor has a minority stake in a company, they own less than half the shares of that company:
• The company is negotiating the purchase of a minority stake in the French airline.
2. be at stake if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful:
• If we lose the contract, hundreds of jobs are at stake.
3. [countable] money risked on the result of something, especially a horse race;
= BET:
4. stakes [plural] used to talk about how much risk there is in a particular activity:
• For foreign investors, high stakes are involved.
5. play for high stakes if you play for high stakes, you are in a situation where you gain or lose a lot
[m0] ▪ II. stake stake 2 verb
stake something on something phrasal verb [transitive]
1. FINANCE to risk losing money if a business activity is not successful:
• They are staking their money on the chances for a market recovery by next spring.
2. to risk losing something that is valuable or important to you if a plan or action is not successful:
• The President is staking his reputation on these trade talks.
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stake UK US /steɪk/ noun
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C, usually singular]
FINANCE a 15%/3%/10%, etc. stake »
His 22% stake makes him the retailer's biggest shareholder.
have/hold/own a stake (in sth) »
The Chief Executive has a controlling stake in the company worth €58m.
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acquire/buy/sell a stake (in sth)
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increase/raise/reduce a stake (in sth)
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stake UK US /steɪk/ verb [T]
Financial and business terms.
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stake — [stāk] n. [ME < OE staca, akin to Frank * stakka: see STICK] 1. a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc. 2. a) the post to which a person was tied for… … English World dictionary
stake — n 1: the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader 2: an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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Stake — Sf Pfahl, Stocherstange per. Wortschatz ndd. (15. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus dem Niederdeutschen: Mndd. stake, mndl. stake m., in hochdeutscher Form ahd. stah Spießhirsch . Ferner ae. staca m. Stange und wohl auch verbaut in gt. hleiþra… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
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Stake [2] — Stake (engl., spr. Steht), der Einsatz im Spiele u. bei Wetten, bes. bei Wettrennen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
