"grubstake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-grubstake.wav Forms: grubstakes [plural]
Etymology: From grub + stake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grub|stake}} grub + stake Head templates: {{en-noun}} grubstake (plural grubstakes)
  1. (mining) Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-grubstake-en-noun-5JnsALF~ Topics: business, mining
  2. (business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-grubstake-en-noun-rFzuFPQ5 Topics: business
  3. Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.
    Sense id: en-grubstake-en-noun-RU0zXdUE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 54 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 21 54 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 56 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grub-stake

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-grubstake.wav Forms: grubstakes [present, singular, third-person], grubstaking [participle, present], grubstaked [participle, past], grubstaked [past]
Etymology: From grub + stake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grub|stake}} grub + stake Head templates: {{en-verb}} grubstake (third-person singular simple present grubstakes, present participle grubstaking, simple past and past participle grubstaked)
  1. (transitive) To supply such funds to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-grubstake-en-verb-Jq5x2CD0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grub-stake

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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