How to Pronounce "stake"
word
/ˈsteɪk/
stayk
/stˈeɪk/
stayk
Definition
A stake can be money or something valuable that you risk in a game or contest. It can also mean an interest or share in something, or a pointed piece of wood or metal fixed in the ground.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsteɪk/
British English
/stˈeɪk/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
stayk
UK
stayk
Listen in Context
He put fifty dollars at stake in the card game.
She has a stake in the family business.
We used a wooden stake to hold the plant up.
There’s a lot at stake if this deal falls through.