stake on

To gamble or risk something on the success or outcome of something else: I was convinced that the horse would win, and I staked a lot of money on the race. Unfortunately, the candidate has staked the election on a story that will be difficult to prove. How much did you stake on the football game?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gavrila	-	Romanian
Dionysus	die-ə-NIE-səs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Yachna	-	Hebrew
Vivien (2)	-	Literature
Felicia	fə-LEE-shə (English), fe-LEE-thyah (Spanish), fe-LEE-syah (Latin American Spanish), fe-LEE-chyah (Romanian), fe-LEE-see-ah (Swedish)	English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Nyarai	-	Southern African, Shona