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finance 1, noun(dictionary)
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METCASH Limited (finance) and stake 1, noun (oh)


METCASH Limited (finance)


METCASH Limited is a large Australian company in the field of Food and staples retailing. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is MTS.





stake 1, noun (oh)



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1 at stake
2 ?company/business?
3 have a stake in something
4 ?money risked?
5 high stakes
6 ?pointed stick?
7 the stake
8 in the popularity/Fashion etc stakes
9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something
10 pull up stakes
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[Language: Old English; Origin: staca 'sharp post']
at stake
if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful
::They have to win the contract - thousands of Jobs are at stake.
::National pride is at stake in next week's game against England.
?COMPANY/BUSINESS?
[C] if you have a stake in a business, you have invested money in it
hold/have a stake in sth
::He holds a 51% stake in the firm.
have a stake in sth
if you have a stake in something, you will get advantages if it is successful, and you feel that you have an important connection with it
::Young people don't feel they have a stake in the country's future.
?MONEY RISKED?
[C] money that you risk as the result of a horse race, card game etc
::For a dollar stake, you can win up to $1,000,000.
high stakes
a) if the stakes are high when you are trying to do something, you risk losing a lot or it will be dangerous if you fail
::Climbing is a dangerous sport and the stakes are high .
b) if the stakes are high when you are doing something such as playing a card game, you risk losing a lot of money
::We're playing for high stakes here.
?POINTED STICK?
[C] a pointed piece of wood, metal etc, especially one that is pushed into the ground to support something or mark a particular place
::tent stakes
:: Drive two stakes into the ground about three feet apart.
the stake
a post to which a person was tied in former times before being killed by burning
::Suspected witches were burnt at the stake .
in the popularity/Fashion etc stakes
used when saying how popular, fashionable etc someone or something is
::Ben wouldn't score very highly in the popularity stakes.
(be prepared to) go to the stake for/over sth
BrE to be willing to do anything to protect or defend an idea, or belief
::That's my opinion, but I wouldn't go to the stake for it.
pull up stakes
also up stakes BrE informal to leave your job or Home
::We're going to pull up stakes and move to Montana.