grubstake
/ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk/
verb
- To provide someone with money or supplies for a venture, especially in mining or business, in return for a share of the profits.
- My uncle grubstaked my first food truck with a loan and some cooking gear.
- A wealthy merchant agreed to grubstake the prospector for a season of digging.
- They decided to grubstake the inventor so they could get a percentage of future sales.
noun
- Money or supplies given to someone (such as a miner or prospector) in exchange for a share of future profits.
- She used her savings as a grubstake to start a small bakery with a friend.
- Without a grubstake from investors, the startup couldn't afford equipment or food for the team.
- The old miner offered a grubstake to the young explorer in return for half of any gold he found.
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