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• grubstake — grubstaker, n. /grub stayk /, n., v., grubstaked, grubstaking. n. 1. provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries. 2. money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of …   Universalium

• kidstakes — /kid stayks /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Australian Informal. 1. pretense or nonsense. 2. small stakes or a small amount, esp. of money. [1915 20; earlier Brit. slang kid nonsense, hoax (appar. n. use of KID2) + STAKES (see STAKE2)] * * * …   Universalium

• stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3 …   Universalium

• stakeholder — /stayk hohl deuhr/, n. 1. the holder of the stakes of a wager. 2. a person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in something, as a business or industry. 3. Law. a person holding money or property to which two or more persons make… …   Universalium

• sweepstakes — /sweep stayks /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. a race or other contest for which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors. 2. the prize itself. 3. a lottery in which winning tickets are selected at random,… …   Universalium

• stake — stake1 W3 [steık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 at stake 2¦(company/business)¦ 3 have a stake in something 4¦(money risked)¦ 5 high stakes 6¦(pointed stick)¦ 7 the stake 8 in the popularity/fashion etc stakes 9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stake — stake1 noun 1》 a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc.     ↘historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment. 2》 a small anvil,… …   English new terms dictionary

• grubstake — /ˈgrʌbsteɪk/ (say grubstayk) noun Also, US Colloquial, stake. 1. provisions, outfit, etc., provided to a prospector or the like, on condition that the donor participates in the profits of any discoveries: *He had come, humbly enough to ask for a… …  

• kid-stakes — /ˈkɪd steɪks/ (say kid stayks) plural noun Colloquial 1. nonsense; joking pretence: * I didn t see him, I tell you. You told his Ma you did. That was only kidstakes. –xavier herbert, 1938. 2. a small amount, especially of money; small stakes. 3.… …  

• stakeholder — /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə/ (say staykhohlduh) noun 1. the holder of the stakes of a wager, etc.: *He was stakeholder, drunkard s banker, peacemaker where possible, referee or second to oblige the chaps when a fight was on, big brother or uncle to most of the …  

• sweepstake — /ˈswipsteɪk / (say sweepstayk) noun 1. a race or other contest in which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors. 2. the prize itself. 3. a method of gambling, as on the outcome of a horserace, in which each… …