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stake money

 
 
noun [U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

an amount of money that you invest in something: With some high-risk investments, you may lose some of your original stake money.
(Definition of stake money noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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