Stake out

1 : to assign (as a police officer) to an area usually to conduct a surveillance
2 : to maintain a stakeout of
3 : to claim as one's own

Stake (명사)

A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guy ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing fertilizer to aid the growth of plants
In folklore and mythology, a wooden stake have special powers to kill certain monsters via impalement. See vampire.

In business, a stake is a share of ownership of a company.

Execution by burning, to ancient Christians, a stake was a pole to which people accused of heresy or witchcraft were tied and "burned at the stake"

1 : a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support
2 a : a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning b : execution by burning at a stake
3 a : something that is staked for gain or loss b : the prize in a contest c : an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise


at stake 위태로워, 문제가 되는
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be at stake 위험에 처하다; 내기에 걸리다.

stakeholder 주주(shareholder와 뜻이 같음)
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이해관계자: Stakeholders

Stake out (타동사)
1 : to assign (as a police officer) to an area usually to conduct a surveillance
2 : to maintain a stakeout of
3 : to claim as one's own

Stakeout(명사)
: a surveillance maintained by the police of an area or a person suspected of criminal activity