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stake noun ( SHARE )

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Definition

a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business
He holds (= owns) a 40% stake in/of the company.
have a stake in sth
If you have a stake in something which is important to you, you have a personal interest or involvement in it
Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.

(Definition of stake noun (SHARE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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