percentage vs stake

stake vs percentage

percentage and stake both are nouns.

percentage is not a verb while stake is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percentage	Yes	No	No	No
stake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stake is a hyponym of percentage; that is, stake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percentage:

percentage: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
stake: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

Other hyponyms of percentage include tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration, allowance, piece, slice, split, interest, profit sharing, cut, allocation, allotment.

percentage (noun)	stake (noun)
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group	a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent	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

percentage (verb)	stake (verb)
	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

Difference between percentage and stake

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