stakeout

stake·out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steyk-out]
- /ˈsteɪkˌaʊt/
- /ˈsteɪk.aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyk-out]
- /ˈsteɪkˌaʊt/

Definitions of stakeout word

noun stakeout the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person. 1
noun stakeout the place from which such surveillance is carried out. 1
noun stakeout something that is bounded or separated by or as if by stakes, especially property, territory, or the like that one identifies or claims as one's own. 1
abbreviation STAKEOUT surveillance 1
noun stakeout place used for surveillance 1
countable noun stakeout If police officers are on a stakeout, they are secretly watching a building for evidence of criminal activity. 0

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Origin of stakeout

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase stake out

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Parts of speech for Stakeout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stakeout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for stakeout

noun stakeout

wiretap — an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.

Just one Synonym for stakeout