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Meanings of stake (staked) in English
Synonyms
Examples for "back"
Examples for "back"
1
However, Australian industry bodies and state governments back new investment in agriculture.
2
People are getting back to work, a North Sea trade source said.
3
That takes away the power to use good information to fight back.
4
The government says the future will be different; they will come back.
5
Already, this week has seen BP scale back its North Sea operation.
1
American Football: London will host an American Football game later this year.
2
They may simply say they, unlike Italy, welcome a good open game.
3
I've recently played an amusing new party game called Which Minister Said?
4
However, the final three minutes of the game were a different story.
5
Europe is a different competition and little errors can change the game.
1
Oregon State has allowed four punt returns this season totaling 15 yards.
2
A punt forward sends him racing clear of the non-existent Barcelona defence.
3
Many of them are middle-class professional people who simply took a punt.
4
They reached the bank and walked across the punt into the house-boat.
5
Christodoulou also fumbled a punt snap, setting up a Penn State touchdown.
1
We now throw down the gage to the capital of the world.
2
In my heart, as I listened, I have taken up your gage.
3
I tell thee it is but the present gage of further payment.
4
Erik agreed to the contest, and the gage was deposited with Gunwar.
5
The cars were hauled over tracks having a gage of 18 ins.
1
Since few people bet on politics, it's easy to manipulate the market.
2
Easier to bet on the result of the All Blacks v Ireland.
3
He also earned money on his bet on German energy company Uniper.
4
Investors in the cash market have bet on a Conservative Party majority.
5
They have so far not bet on companies without proven track records.
Catalan
participació Spanish
interés Usage of staked in English
1
Australia staked the house on a good start and a strong finish.
2
He has staked out clear ground to the right of Mr Schröder.
3
The new CEO Heins has staked the company's future on Blackberry 10.
4
The killers no doubt staked out the Belknaps' house well in advance.
5
Farley McLeod had left his children mineral rights on land he'd staked.
6
The land is staked with bright plastic strips marking potential oil wells.
7
Warren has staked out an aggressive stance on regulating major tech companies.
8
I think the competitive positions are already being staked out, he added.
9
Many have staked large sums of money on backing entrepreneurs with connections.
10
If I staked high, I lost; if low, it was the same.
11
And each passing day she'd staked a deeper claim to his heart.
12
Horses staked out on the meadow looked like dogs; people, like ants.
13
Beggars cannot be choosers; I staked my all upon a single die.
14
China has staked out islands also claimed by Japan and the Philippines.
15
Again he has staked his last dollar; again fortune frowns upon him.
16
I staked upon the same again-bothmy original stake and my winnings.
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Staked across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common