Definition of stake

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• stake is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• stake is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• stake is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of stake

• mark with a stake (verb)

  Examples

  1. stake out the path

  Synonyms

  1. post
• the money risked on a gamble (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bet
  2. stakes
  3. wager
• a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) (noun)

  Examples

  1. the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake

  Synonyms

  1. post
• put at risk (verb)

  Examples

  1. I will stake my good reputation for this

  Synonyms

  1. adventure
  2. hazard
  3. jeopardize
  4. venture
• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. impale
• (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something (noun)

  Examples

  1. a stake in the company's future

  Synonyms

  1. interest
• place a bet on (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. back
  2. bet on
  3. gage
  4. game
  5. punt
• a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground (noun)
• instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning (noun)
• tie or fasten to a stake (verb)

  Examples

  1. stake your goat

See definition of stake in Merriam Webster