From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhave a stake in somethinghave a stake in somethingif 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. → stake
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have a stake in something• Dow Jones and Intel also have stakes in Sohu.• Both countries have a stake in using the World Trade Organization and in not allowing trade disputes to poison bilateral relations.• Many have a stake in the present system.• We want all our people to share in growing prosperity and to have a stake in the country's future.• Pharmaceuticals and health-products firms, which have a stake in Medicaid and Medicare reforms, $ 1. 3 million.• The decisions will be made at the appropriate level by those who have a stake in them.• And the more you borrow, the more the bank will have a stake in your success.• They reasoned that, if neither main party won a commanding majority, both would have a stake in negotiating rather than fighting. 