| grubstake | (noun) funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits | - |
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| mistake | (noun) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | Synonyms: error, fault |
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| (noun) an understanding of something that is not correct | Synonyms: misapprehension, misunderstanding |
| (noun) part of a statement that is not correct | Synonyms: error |
| mistaking | (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: misinterpretation, misunderstanding |
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| painstakingness | (noun) the trait of being painstaking and careful | Synonyms: conscientiousness |
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| stake | (noun) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | - |
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| (noun) instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | - |
| (noun) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | Synonyms: post |
| (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stakes, wager |
| (noun) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | Synonyms: interest |
| stakeholder | (noun) someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner | - |
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| stakeout | (noun) surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) | - |
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| stakes | (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stake, wager |
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| sweepstakes | (noun) a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants | - |
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