stake-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: possession, interest or ownership

Commentary: STAKE[+quantity][+possession]

Examples:
Three investors own major stakes of that biotech start-up.
Get those with a stake in the election's outcome to do fundraising.
We all have a stake in our children's education.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a vertical pole or post that serves some purpose.

Commentary: STAKE[+physical][+post][+instrument]

Examples:
Small wooden stakes connected with string formed a demarcation around the seedlings.
She was burned at the stake for allegedly being a witch.
He drove a stake through the vampire's heart.
The left stake on John's flatbed truck got damaged in the accident.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 3: a wager or bet

Commentary: STAKE[+quantity][+offering]

Examples:
This is a high stakes poker table.
The stakes on this race horse have tripled in the last fifteen minutes.
What sort of stakes are you asking us to put up anyway?

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4