grubstake
(grub′stāk′)☆
noun
- money or supplies advanced to a prospector in return for a share in any findings
- money advanced for any enterprise
Origin:
grub, + stake
transitive verb grubstaked, grubstaking
to provide with a grubstake
See grubstake in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Supplies or funds advanced to a mining prospector or a person starting a business in return for a promised share of the profits.
transitive verb grub·staked,
grub·stak·ing,
grub·stakes To supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits.
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