Definition
Placed a bet or risk on something, or secured something with stakes driven into the ground.
Etymology
From Old English 'staca' meaning a stick or stake. The gambling sense developed in the 1500s when people would literally place wooden stakes as bets in games.
Kelly Says
The word 'stake' originally meant a wooden post, but when medieval gamblers started risking money in games, they'd place their stakes (coins or valuables) on the table—so now we talk about having 'a stake in' something when we have something to lose.
Translations
CACatalà
apostat
ah-po-stat
CSČeština
vsazen
v-sah-zen
DEDeutsch
eingesetzt
ay-N-GEH-setst
ELΕλληνικά
παραταγή
pa-ra-ta-gee
ESEspañol
apuesta
ah-PWEH-stah
FISuomi
panostettu
pa-no-set-tu
HUMagyar
befektett
be-fek-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditembak
dee-tem-bak
ITItaliano
scommesso
skom-MEH-soh
JA日本語
賭けられた
toke-ra-re-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ditempatkan
di-tem-pka-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးချယ်
rwe-che-h
NLNederlands
ingestoken
in-ge-sto-ken
PLPolski
stawiony
stah-vee-nee
PTPortuguês
apostado
ah-poh-STAH-doo
RORomână
pariat
pa-ree-at
RUРусский
ставлен
stah-vlen
SVSvenska
insats
in-sahts
SWKiswahili
imelewa
ee-meh-leh-wa
TAதமிழ்
பணம் செலுத்திய
panam chel-uthiya
TEతెలుగు
పెట్టుబడి
pet-tu-bdi
UKУкраїнська
вкладений
vkla-de-niy
VITiếng Việt
đã đặt cược
da dah-set kwek
ZUZU
isigubhu
ee-si-gu-boo