stake
noun [C] (SHARE) /steɪk/Definition
› a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business: He holds (= owns) a 40 percent stake in/of the company.Financial investments and the stock market have a stake in sth › If you have a stake in something, it is important to you because you have a personal interest or involvement in it: Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
(Definition of stake noun (SHARE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrage noun
- bear market noun
- bear noun (FINANCE)
- bearish adjective (FINANCE)
- buyback noun
- Dow Jones noun
- flotation noun (BUSINESS)
- gainer noun
- growth-oriented adjective
- industrial noun
- investment noun
- listed company noun
- payback period noun
- pyramid selling noun
- rig the market idiom
- speculation noun (TRADING)
- stag noun (PERSON)
- trader noun
- trading noun
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