The difference between Bet and Stake
When used as nouns, bet means a wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event), whereas stake means 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.
When used as verbs, bet means to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event, whereas stake means to fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
Bet is also preposition with the meaning: between.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bet and Stake
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Bet as a noun:
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Examples:
"Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet."
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Bet as a noun:
A degree of certainty.
Examples:
"It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow."
"It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow."
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Bet as a verb:
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
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Bet as a verb:
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Examples:
"You bet!"
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Bet as a verb (poker):
To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
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Bet as a noun:
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Bet as a preposition (knitting):
between
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Stake as a noun:
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.
Examples:
"We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders."
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Stake as a noun (croquet):
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.
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Stake as a noun:
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.
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Stake as a noun:
The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
Examples:
"Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake."
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Stake as a noun:
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
Examples:
"The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business."
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Stake as a noun:
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
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Stake as a noun:
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.
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Stake as a noun (Mormonism):
A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
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Stake as a verb (transitive):
To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
Examples:
"to stake vines or plants"
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Stake as a verb (transitive):
To pierce or wound with a stake.
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Stake as a verb (transitive):
To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
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Stake as a verb (transitive):
To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
Examples:
"John went broke, so to keep him playing, Jill had to stake him."
"His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started."