Stake vs. Bet

Stakenoun

A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

Stakenoun

(croquet) A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

Stakenoun

A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

Stakenoun

The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.

Stakenoun

A share or interest in a business or a given situation.

Stakenoun

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

Stakenoun

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.

Stakenoun

(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

Stakeverb

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

Stakeverb

(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.

Stakeverb

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

Stakeverb

(transitive) To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

Stakenoun

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.

Stakenoun

A stick inserted upright in a loop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

Stakenoun

The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

Stakenoun

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, - used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

Stakenoun

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

Stakenoun

A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.

Stakeverb

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

Stakeverb

To mark the limits of by stakes; - with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

Stakeverb

To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

Stakeverb

To pierce or wound with a stake.

Stakenoun

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

Stakenoun

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

Stakenoun

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

Stakenoun

the money risked on a gamble

Stakeverb

put at risk;

Stakeverb

place a bet on;

Stakeverb

mark with a stake;

Stakeverb

tie or fasten to a stake;

Stakeverb

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole;

Betnoun

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

Betnoun

A degree of certainty.

Betnoun

alternative form of beth

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

Betverb

To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

Betverb

(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

Betpreposition

(knitting) between

Betnoun

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.

Bet

imp. & p. p. of Beat.

Betadjective

An early form of Better.

Betnoun

the money risked on a gamble

Betnoun

the act of gambling;

Betverb

maintain with or as if with a bet;

Betverb

stake on the outcome of an issue;

Betverb

have faith or confidence in;

Betverb

risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game

Betverb

risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event

Betverb

used to express certainty

Betnoun

an act of betting a sum of money

Betnoun

a sum of money staked

Betnoun

a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success

Betnoun

one's opinion about a future event