How do you use "stake" in a sentence?

She has a 20% stake in the business. There's a lot at stake in tomorrow's negotiations. Vampires were said to be killed by a wooden stake through the heart.

stake

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Meaning: A share or interest in something; money risked on a bet; a pointed wooden post

股份，利益；赌注；木桩

participación; apuesta; estaca

利害関係、出資；賭け金；杭

지분, 이해관계; 판돈; 말뚝

Stake has multiple meanings: a financial interest or share in something (a stake in the company); money wagered in gambling (high stakes); or a pointed wooden post driven into the ground. 'At stake' means at risk or in danger. 'Stake a claim' means to assert one's right to something.

Stake有多重含义：在某事物中的经济利益或股份（公司股份）；赌博中的赌注（高风险）；或插入地面的尖木桩。'at stake'意为处于危险之中。'stake a claim'意为主张自己对某物的权利。

Stake tiene múltiples significados: un interés financiero o participación en algo (una participación en la empresa); dinero apostado en juegos de azar (altas apuestas); o un poste de madera puntiagudo clavado en el suelo. «At stake» significa en riesgo o en peligro. «Stake a claim» significa afirmar el derecho de uno sobre algo.

Stakeには複数の意味があります：何かへの経済的関心や持ち分（会社への出資）；ギャンブルで賭けるお金（ハイステークス）；または地面に打ち込まれた先のとがった木の杭。「at stake」は危険にさらされていることを意味します。「stake a claim」は何かに対する自分の権利を主張することを意味します。

Stake는 여러 의미를 가집니다: 어떤 것에 대한 재정적 이해관계나 지분(회사 지분), 도박에서 거는 판돈(높은 판돈), 또는 땅에 박는 뾰족한 나무 말뚝을 뜻합니다. 'At stake'는 위험에 처해 있다는 의미이며, 'stake a claim'은 어떤 것에 대한 권리를 주장한다는 뜻입니다.

Examples

She has a 20% stake in the business.
她在这家公司拥有20%的股份。
Ella tiene una participación del 20% en el negocio.
彼女はその事業の20%の株式を持っています。
그녀는 그 사업의 20% 지분을 보유하고 있습니다.
There's a lot at stake in tomorrow's negotiations.
明天的谈判关系重大。
Hay mucho en juego en las negociaciones de mañana.
明日の交渉には多くのものがかかっています。
내일 협상에는 많은 것이 걸려 있습니다.
Vampires were said to be killed by a wooden stake through the heart.
据说吸血鬼会被木桩刺穿心脏而死。
Se decía que los vampiros morían con una estaca de madera en el corazón.
吸血鬼は心臓に木の杭を刺されると死ぬと言われていました。
흡혈귀는 심장에 나무 말뚝을 박으면 죽는다고 전해졌습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'staca' meaning 'a pin, stake', from Proto-Germanic 'stakon'. The gambling sense ('what is at stake') comes from the practice of placing bets on a stake or post. Related to 'stick' and 'stock'.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The word originally meant a pointed stick, from Old English 'staca.' The gambling sense developed because bets were originally placed on or near a stake in the ground.