stake on



stake on

v.
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?
See also: on, stake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Blagorodna-Macedonian, Bulgarian
DagmarDAHK-mahr (German), DAHG-mahr (Finnish)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak, Finnish
Jovka-Macedonian
Mehmud-Urdu
DuŠKo-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
HappyHAP-eeEnglish (Rare)