grubstake

grubs·take

uncommon

noun (1) verb (1)

noun

funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits

verb

supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits

Origin

From grub + stake.

Related words

Broader terms

interest
fund

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

noun

singular

grubstake

plural

grubstakes

alternative

grub-stake

verb

infinitive

grubstake

3rd person

grubstakes

past

grubstaked

present participle

grubstaking

past participle

grubstaked

alternative

grub-stake

participle past

grubstaked

participle present

grubstaking

present singular third-person

grubstakes

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody

Nearby words