Stake
Encyclopedia
Stake may refer to:
- @stake@stakeATstake, Inc. was a computer security professional services company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Battery Ventures and Ted Julian...
, a computer services company - Equity stakeEquity (finance)In accounting and finance, equity is the residual claim or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets, after all liabilities are paid. If liability exceeds assets, negative equity exists...
, a share or interest in a business or investment - "Stake", a tent pegTent pegA tent peg is a spike, usually with a hook or hole on the top end, typically made from wood, metal, plastic, or composite material, pushed or driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground, either directly by attaching to the tent's material, or by connecting to ropes attached to the tent...
- Stake (Latter Day Saints)
Military
- Sudis (stake)Sudis (stake)The sudis is a Latin word meaning stake. It was the name given to stakes carried by Roman legionaries for employment as a field fortification, sometimes also called valus...
, a fortification carried by Roman legionaries - Archer's stakeArcher's stakeAn archer's stake was an anti-cavalry defence used by longbowmen in the 15th and 16th centuries.-Origins:At the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 Turkish archers were stationed behind a barrier of stakes...
, a defensive stake carried by medieval longbowmen
Entertainment
- "Stake", The amount or items being wagered in gamblingGamblingGambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
, as in:- Poker staking
- Stakes race, a type of horse race
- Stake: Fortune FightersStake: Fortune FightersStake: Fortune Fighters , is a fighting game that was released on the Xbox in 2003. Critical reception of the game was generally poor, averaging scores lower than 50%. - Characters :*Anglesite*Baron*Barty...
, a 2003 video game - The StakeThe StakeThe Stake is a 1915 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau....
, a 1915 silent film - "The Stake", a 1977 song by The Steve Miller Band from Book of DreamsBook of DreamsBook of Dreams is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band. The album was released in 1977 on the Capitol label in North America and on the Mercury label in Europe...
Method of torture or execution
- Burned at the stakeBurned at the StakeBurned at the Stake is a 1981 film directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Susan Swift and Albert Salmi.-Cast:*Susan Swift as Loreen Graham / Ann Putnam*Albert Salmi as Captaiin Billingham*Guy Stockwell as Dr. Grossinger*Tisha Sterling as Karen Graham...
, a method of execution - "Stake", a pole used to pierce the body in the process of impalementImpalementImpalement is the traumatic penetration of an organism by an elongated foreign object such as a stake, pole, or spear, and this usually implies complete perforation of the central mass of the impaled body...
, a method of torture and execution - "To stake", a method thought to destroy vampires
- Torture stakeTorture stakeJehovah's Witnesses teach that Jesus died on an upright pole: "The Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John use the Greek word stau·ros′ when referring to the instrument of execution on which Jesus died...
, a method of execution similar to crucifixion, tying the victim to a pole in lieu of a cross