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- ▪ have a personal investment in an organization or undertaking, and therefore a vested interest in its success
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Phrase used by investors
To have "skin in the game" is to have incurred risk (monetary or otherwise) by being involved in achieving a goal. In the phrase, "skin" refers to an investment (literal or figurative), and "game" is the metaphor for actions on the field of play under discussion. The aphorism is particularly common in business, finance, and gambling, and is also used in politics. Wikipedia