(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

the money risked on a gamble

a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

put at risk

place a bet on

mark with a stake

tie or fasten to a stake

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

a kind of bittern

a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race

someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner

surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)

the money risked on a gamble