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staking

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. 1.To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
  2. 2.To pierce or wound with a stake.
  3. 3.To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
  4. 4.To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

noun

  1. 1.An act of stabbing with a stake.

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