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Word: Grubstake
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡrʌbsteɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an amount of material, provisions, or money supplied to an enterprise (originally a prospector for ore) in return for a share in the resulting profits.
Short Definition:amount of material, provisions, or money supplied to enterprise originally prospector for ore in return for share
Word: Grubstake
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡrʌbsteɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
provide with a grubstake
Short Definition:provide with grubstake
Examples:- he worried about his responsibilities to those who had grubstaked him
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