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Grubstake

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.

    "I've been through hell. The other three are all at work and healthy, getting grub-stake to prospect up White River this winter."

  2. 2
    funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits wordnet
  3. 3
    An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
  4. 4
    Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.

    "No one however should go to this country intending to mine without taking with him a year's supplies commonly known as a grub stake or its money equivalent about $1,000."

Verb
  1. 1
    To supply such funds to. transitive

    ""Nobody grub-stakes me," was the answer. "I stake myself, and when I make a killing it's sure all mine. [...] ""

  2. 2
    supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From grub + stake.

Etymology 2

From grub + stake.

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