Gain vs. Stake — What's the Difference?

Obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)

A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.

Reach or arrive at (a destination)

A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.

Increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed)

Execution by burning. Used with the

An increase in wealth or resources

A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.

The factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm

Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.

To come into possession or use of; acquire

Often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.

To attain in competition or struggle; win

The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.

To obtain through effort or merit; achieve

A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.

To secure as profit or reward; earn

A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

To manage to achieve an increase of

Personal interest or involvement

To increase by (a specific amount)

Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation

To come to; reach

A grubstake.

To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece

To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out

To increase; grow

To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out

To become better; improve

To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes

To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit

To tether or tie to a stake.

To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap

To impale with a stake.

To put on weight

To gamble or risk; hazard

To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

To provide with money; finance

To cut out a gain in.

(Sports) To provide a lead for

To join by or fit into a gain.

A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

Something gained or acquired

(croquet) A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

Progress; advancement

A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

The act of acquiring; attainment.

The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.

An increase in amount or degree

A share or interest in a business or a given situation.

(Electronics) An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.

A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.

(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.

To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

(transitive) To increase.

(transitive) To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.

(cryptocurrency) To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.

(transitive) To reach.

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.

A stick inserted upright in a loop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

(intransitive) To put on weight.

The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

(of a clock or watch) To run fast.

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, - used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

The act of gaining; acquisition.

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

The thing or things gained.

A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.

(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

(architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

To mark the limits of by stakes; - with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

(obsolete) Against.

To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.

To pierce or wound with a stake.

(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;

(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.

A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);

(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.

The money risked on a gamble

(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.

Put at risk;

(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.

Place a bet on;

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

Mark with a stake;

That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.

Tie or fasten to a stake;

The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.

Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole;

Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.

To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.

To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.

To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.

To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.

To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.

A quantity that is added;

The advantageous quality of being beneficial

The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

Obtain;

Win something through one's efforts;

Derive a benefit from;

Reach a destination, either real or abstract;

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;

Rise in rate or price;

Increase in;

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Increase (one's body weight);