Definition of staked:
(n) :
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
(n) :
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
(v) :
(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
(v) :
(transitive) To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
(n) :
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
(v) :
(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.