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stake
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stake1
1. one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place
2. a method or the practice of executing a person by binding him to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire
3. Mormon Church an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president

stake2
1. the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet
2. the money that a player has available for gambling
3. Horse racing a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money


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