Definition of "stake" []

• A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg. (noun)
• A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning. (noun)
• Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake. (noun)
• A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load. (noun)
• Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Not that he wanted to drop his work, but a man owed something to his country, especially when he had what they called a stake in it -- to establish"
• "The mans, him which drive the stake, is nevaire no more."
• "That alone should serve as sufficient motivation to those getting started in their careers to begin building a long-term stake in the market."