stake 4

noundomain: possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the money risked on a gamble

Synonyms

Derivationally related form

verb

place a bet on

verb

put at risk

Hyponym

noun

the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

noun

(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

noun

the combined stakes of the betters

Part_holonym

noun

any communal combination of funds