Ways to say it
| Russian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| до́ля | dólja | feminine | |
| проце́нт | procént | masculine | |
| уча́стие | učástije | neuter | |
| пай | paj | [paj] (narrow) | masculine |
The term is used to describe a share or interest in a business. Depending on the context, you might use пай when specifically discussing a unit of ownership in a joint-stock company or a cooperative. If you want to express the act of participating or having an interest in a business rather than the specific mathematical portion owned, use уча́стие. Metaphorically, if you are 'staking' something by putting it at risk, use the idiom ста́вить на кон.
Which one should you use?
The word до́ля is used for a general share or portion of something. In contrast, пай is more specific to a share in a business or a cooperative. While these terms focus on the portion owned, уча́стие refers to the act of participation or involvement in a business.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The word до́ля is pronounced as dólja.
Did you know?
- The word пай has linguistic roots in the Turkic languages, tracing back to the Middle Chinese word 派 meaning 'to distribute'.
- While до́ля means 'share', it is also the Russian word for 'fate' or 'destiny'.
- The word пай is specifically tied to cooperatives, a legacy of the Soviet Union's economic structure of collective ownership.
Examples in context
- Мы решили увеличить размер ставки в этом проекте.We decided to increase the stake size in this project.
- Её до́ля в этом бизнесе очень велика.Yeyo dol'ya v etom biznese ochen' velika.Her stake in this business is very large.
- Какова его до́ля в новой компании?Kakova yego dol'ya v novoy kompanii?What is his stake in the new company?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “stake” translations and entries пай, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries пай, CC BY-SA 4.0.
