A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
A one way membership function.
One who, or that which, accumulates.
A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
A wet-cell storage battery.
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
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.
A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.