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“Stake” or “Steak”

stake / steak are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

stake s·t·EY·k

  • nouninstrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning.
  • nounthe money risked on a gamble.
  • nouna strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground.
  • verbmark with a stake.
  • verbtie or fasten to a stake.

steak s·t·EY·k

  • nouna slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish.
Usage

Examples in context

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“stake”

  • …now owns 51.55 percent equity stake of Digitel.
  • …Hathaway already owns a 3% stake, with rights to own more…
  • …Map of buoys at 9-foot Stake
  • …birth, maybe so he could stake his own claim as inventor…
  • …fighting with our lives at stake."
  • …name, meaning Khadisha kept her stake and received winnings of £13,000.
  • Digitel has a hundred percent stake in Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc.,…
  • Major Isaac C. Haight, Mormon Stake President of Cedar City and…
  • In 2008, Butler became a stakeholder in Virgin Megastores when Butler…
  • …authority of the Cedar City Stake, without William H. Dame's authorization…

“steak”

  • …Dutch or English dishes, like steak and pies.
  • …cooked instead of remaining in steak form.
  • high scores: braised eye-of-round steak 40.62; broiled t-bone steak (porterhouse)
  • …he added cheese to the steak.
  • The Portuguese steak, bife, is a slice of…
  • slices of steak
  • …choice, Hana prefers a sizzling steak to a hot date.
  • …is bife à casa (house steak), which may resemble the bife…
  • Charlie Brown's offers steak, seafood, sandwiches, salads, chicken, BBQ…
  • …was most famous for Delmonico steak.

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