staking

verb

1
To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
“to stake vines or plants”
2
To pierce or wound with a stake.
3
To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
4
To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
“His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.”

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