stake
Example Sentences
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We eagerly drink in the discord because the stakes are illusory, even if the high-strung emotions turn out to be real.
From Salon
Some of them own or have stakes in animal hospital chains.
Karoon has been running a process to sell a 30%-40% stake in Neon with a view to using a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel at the site.
This research provides a clearer picture of what is at stake and why the risks can no longer be ignored.
From Science Daily
In recent months the company agreed to sell a majority stake of its China business to a Chinese private-equity firm, and closed hundreds of U.S. cafes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
