STAKE
What does "STAKE" mean?
A pointed stick or post driven into the ground, or a sum of money risked on an outcome.
Meanings
- A sharpened stick or post driven into the ground as a support or marker. He tied the young tree to a wooden stake.
- Money or property risked on the result of a game, bet, or venture. They played for high stakes that night.
- A financial or personal interest in a venture. She holds a forty percent stake in the company.
- To risk or wager something on an outcome. He staked his reputation on the new design.
- A post to which a person was tied for execution by burning. Heretics were once burned at the stake. archaic
Word origin
From Old English 'staca', a pin or post, from Proto-Germanic 'stakon'; the gambling sense emerged in the 1500s, possibly from money placed on a post or stake.
Remember it
A vampire and a gambler both fear the STAKE: one through the heart, one through the wallet.
A little poem
Driven in, it holds the tent against the gale-
laid down, it is the one thing left to fail.
couplet
Wordplay
- The investor and the vampire hunter argued all night, both insisting they had the bigger stake.
What it teaches
What you stake reveals what you believe; risk nothing and you wager away the chance to win.
Quick facts
What does STAKE mean?
A pointed stick or post driven into the ground, or a sum of money risked on an outcome.
Is STAKE a valid word?
Yes — STAKE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STAKE?
STAKE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STAKE come from?
From Old English 'staca', a pin or post, from Proto-Germanic 'stakon'; the gambling sense emerged in the 1500s, possibly from money placed on a post or stake.
What can STAKE teach us?
What you stake reveals what you believe; risk nothing and you wager away the chance to win.
How players do
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