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Rarestaking
The correct spelling is staking.
How to pronounce staking
verb
Say it like: Sta-kin-g
The correct spelling is staking. To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. For example: "to stake vines or plants"
Usage Examples
“to stake vines or plants”
“His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
- 2.To pierce or wound with a stake.
- 3.To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
- 4.To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
noun
- 1.An act of stabbing with a stake.
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