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stake

 
 
/steɪk/ noun

Translation

be at stake If something is at stake, it is in a situation where it might be lost or damaged.
tehlikede, riske girmiş, riskte
We have to act quickly - people's lives are at stake.2325
PART [C] a part of a business that you own, or an amount of money that you have invested in a business
hisse, pay
He has a 30 percent stake in the company.1414
STICK [C] a strong stick with a pointed end that you push into the ground
kazık
a wooden stake1270
(Definition of stake noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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