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seed money
noun
capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise, especially for the initial operating costs.
Origin:
1940–45
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seed money
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n
money used for the establishment of an enterprise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Committee grants tend to act as
seed money
and are given for one year's
research.
All they need is a small plot of land and some
seed money
to get started, which
the government can help provide.
There is talk of free-trade zones and
seed money
for small businesses.
Next she hopes to find a few local investors to provide
seed money
for the
company.
They've received relatively little of that as
seed money
so far, and have carried the majority of the cost themselves thus far.
Provide subsidies as
seed money
for the easy targets.
Some of that is
seed money
, which goes to managers who are starting funds.
Provides grants for capacity building and support, including
seed money
for housing and economic development in rural areas.
The
seed money
might come from spending cuts elsewhere, or from new taxes.
Instead, it secured
seed money
in the traditional way: from the founder's family.
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