at stake Definition

1. A sum of money risked in betting.

Thesaurus: ante, bet, wager, venture, pledge, investment.
2. An interest, especially a financial one.

Example: have a stake in the project's success
3a. A prize, especially in horse-racing, where the horses' owners put up the money that is to be won;

Form: stakes
3b. A race of this kind;

Form: stakes
3c. A specified area or sphere, especially one where there is pressure to appear to succeed.

Example: It all depends on how he fares in the promotion stakes
Form: stakes

1. To risk, especially as a bet.
2. To support, especially financially.

Example: staked the enterprise to the tune of £100 000

At risk; in danger.
Thesaurus: endangered, risked, in jeopardy, at issue, involved.