Stake vs. Wager

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;

Wagernoun

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

Wagernoun

That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.

Wagernoun

(legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.

Wagernoun

(legal) An offer to make oath.

Wagernoun

Agent noun of wage; one who wages.

Wagerverb

(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral

Wagerverb

To suppose; to dare say.

Wagernoun

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

Wagernoun

A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.

Wagernoun

That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.

Wagerverb

To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some eventuality; to lay; to stake; to bet.

Wagerverb

To make a bet; to lay a wager.

Wagernoun

the act of gambling;

Wagernoun

the money risked on a gamble

Wagerverb

stake on the outcome of an issue;

Wagerverb

maintain with or as if with a bet;

Wagernoun

more formal term for bet

Wagerverb

more formal term for bet