Definition of Grubstake
Grubstake
Grub·stake


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(noun)
A sum of money or supplies provided to a prospector or entrepreneur.

e.g. The investor gave the startup a grubstake to help it get off the ground.

(verb)
to provide a person/enterprise with assistance in the form of money or resources, usually in order to help them launch with the promise of sharing resulting profits;

e.g. She offered to grubstake my project because she liked its premise.



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