- pronunciation:
- steIk
- phrases:
- at stake
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
If you have a stake in something, it matters to you, and what happens with this thing will affect you. If you have no stake in something, you have no connection to it.
The whole community has a stake in what happens to the grocery store, because, if this store closes, everybody will have to go to the next town to do their shopping.The older brother sold his share of the family farm, so he has no stake in it anymore.- synonyms:
- interest, share, stock
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| phrase: |
at stake |
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steak sound alike but have different meanings. To learn why you might have trouble with raccoons and bears if you pitch your tent using steaks, look up
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