stake vs percentage

percentage vs stake

stake and percentage both are nouns.

stake is a verb but percentage is not a verb.

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

As nouns, percentage is a hypernym of stake; that is, percentage is a word with a broader meaning than stake:

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

Other hypernyms of stake include part, portion, share.

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

stake (verb)	percentage (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 stake and percentage

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