stake
Example Sentences
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The proposed stake reduction could generate about MYR810 million for CIMB, strengthening its capital buffer for loan growth and potential special dividends, he reckons.
A $10 billion bet in total was at stake, until the margin calls forced selling.
If the stakes weren’t so high, it would have been almost comical to see an adult behave so childishly in such a formal setting.
From Salon
Despite those high stakes, however, the race doesn’t seem to have generated much voter interest, at least not yet.
From Los Angeles Times
They are turning to the secondary market where institutional investors can sell private-equity stakes to other investors before maturity, usually for less than what the manager says they are worth.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
