stake a claim

English

Etymology

See stake.

Verb

stake a claim (third-person singular simple present stakes a claim, present participle staking a claim, simple past and past participle staked a claim)

1. (informal, usually with to) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.

   Synonym: lay claim

   Who are the nations that have staked a claim to Antarctica lands?

   • 2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Ferguson kept faith in Rooney, even though Javier Hernandez had scored two goals in as many games to stake a claim for a first-team spot, and his decision was justified after only 54 seconds.

Translations

lay claim — see lay claim

See also

• put facts on the ground