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Apr. 16, 2015

grubstake \GRUHB-steyk\ noun 1. money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise. 2. provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries. Quotes He stands up when she hands him the address she's just written on the shelter letterhead. "This'll be my grubstake," he says, folding the paper into his pocket. -- Mary McGarry Morris, The Last Secret, 2009 Origin Grubstake is an Americanism that arose in the mid-1800s. It is a combination of the words grub, meaning "food; victuals," and stake, meaning "a monetary or commercial interest in something."

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