Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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controlling interest | Yes | No | No | No |
stake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
controlling interest (noun) | stake (noun) |
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ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground |
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | |
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | |
the money risked on a gamble | |
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something |
controlling interest (verb) | stake (verb) |
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place a bet on | |
mark with a stake | |
tie or fasten to a stake | |
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | |
put at risk |