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grubstake

[gruhb-steyk]

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noun

provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.

money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a grubstake: I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.

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Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; grub + stake²

Related forms

grub·stak·er, noun

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grubstake (ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk)

—n
1.	informal (US), (Canadian) supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds

—vb
2.	informal (US) to furnish with such supplies
3.	chiefly (US), (Canadian) to supply (a person) with a stake in a gambling game

'grubstaker

—n

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