grubstake

verb

Definition of grubstakenext
as in to pay

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Recent Examples of grubstake Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him. — Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
  1. pay
  2. defray
  3. pay off
  4. liquidate
  5. fund
  6. stake
  7. recompense
  8. underwrite
Verb
  • In that government post paying almost $70,000 a year, Jamal acted as a liaison with the Somali community.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • Zhang sjust launched a GoFundMe to help defray the unforeseen expenses.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The cash infusion should help Notre Dame defray the ever-increasing costs of running a competitive athletic department, including a football roster budget that’s near the top of the market.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of defray
Verb
  • Courtesy of SolComms But for SolComms, the risks of loosening office requirements for a month seem to have paid off.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Lago says the city’s extra payments are part of a strategy to pay off debt faster and have more money available in the future.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • In 2025, when three other SpaceX funds were liquidated, Meyer allegedly moved about $636,000 meant for investors into his personal account.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The move was amplified by a cascade of short covering, with more than $300 million in short bitcoin positions liquidated over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass.
    — Sean Conlon,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of liquidate
Verb
  • Amount of recent grant to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund the largest global research initiative into the rise of breast cancer rates in young women.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Failing to hold the elections could strain the Palestinian Authority’s relations with donor countries that help fund it.
    — Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • The latest homeless count showed an increase in the number of people living on the street, dealing a setback to a mayor who staked her reputation on the issue.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Guy lines stand at the ready to stake it out and increase stability in windy conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of stake
Verb
  • Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of recompense
Verb
  • Instead, the authors argue public money could have more leverage by underwriting risks that commercial markets currently will not.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic, a powerhouse AI company that could be valued at $2 trillion, is expected to go public this year, creating another major opportunity for Wall Street banks to haul in fees from underwriting and trading activity.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwrite

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