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Noun: grubstake  'grúb,steyk
  1. Funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
    "The investor provided a grubstake to the young entrepreneur"
Verb: grubstake  'grúb,steyk
  1. Supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
    "The investor grubstaked the prospector's expedition"

Derived forms: grubstaking, grubstakes, grubstaked

Type of: fund, interest, stake

Encyclopedia: Grubstake