"seed money" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seed moneys [plural], seed monies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|seed monies}} seed money (usually uncountable, plural seed moneys or seed monies)
  1. (finance) Money used to set up a new business venture. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Finance, Money Translations (Money used to set up a new business venture.): 種子基金 (Chinese Mandarin), 种子基金 (zhǒngzi jījīn) (Chinese Mandarin), aanloopkrediet (Dutch), aanloopsubsidie (Dutch), alkupääoma (Finnish), siemenrahoitus (Finnish), Startkapital [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-seed_money-en-noun-0HhdjuFF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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          "word": "aanloopkrediet"
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          "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
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          "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
          "word": "alkupääoma"
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          "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
      "word": "種子基金"
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      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
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      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
      "word": "aanloopkrediet"
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      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
      "word": "alkupääoma"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Money used to set up a new business venture.",
      "word": "siemenrahoitus"
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