stake
Example Sentences
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PdVSA was considered one of the world’s most-efficient state oil companies, holding a stake in refineries across Europe as well as in the U.S., where it owned gas stations under its subsidiary, Citgo.
In March, it announced plans to transfer its stake in the Panamanian terminals to a group of companies led by the US firm BlackRock, as part of a package valued at $22.8 billion.
From Barron's
Workmen hammer stakes into the frozen ground to fit nets which they'll then stretch over the road in a canopy as protection against Russian drones.
From BBC
The beat is largely due to gains from the fair-value revaluation of its stake in a listed company, Moore Threads Technology, they say.
A deal epitomizing the new era of resource nationalism was unveiled Wednesday when Glencore agreed to sell a stake in two African copper mines to a consortium backed by the U.S. government.
From MarketWatch
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