stake sth on sth
— Phrasal Verb with stake /steɪk/ verb [T]Definition
› to risk harming or losing something important if an action, decision, or situation does not have the result you expected or wanted: He was happy to stake his reputation on the success of their new internet venture. There were many Hong Kong high-risk investors in the late 90s willing to stake their money on China's future.
(Definition of stake sth on sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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