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
  • Benton County will pay $1,014,312 annually, Gentry will pay $195,140, Cave Springs will pay $165,500, and Decatur will pay $94,568.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As rocket launches increase, researchers are paying closer attention to this danger.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 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
  • The aggressive approach paid off as Kansas improved to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12 conference.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Then, even with insurance through her job, the surgeries, chemo and radiation added up to over $25,000 that she’s been paying off, making Banda one of tens of millions of other people in the United States in medical debt.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • And in the down-and-out category, Allbirds closed all of its stores and Francesca’s liquidated.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Late last week, the urgent selling in semiconductors and data-center equities and debt resembled the sort of forced-unwind rhythms from July, when a big upstart tech hedge fund was in the process of being all but liquidated.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of liquidate
Verb
  • Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.
    — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • With just a week left for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award ceremony, top contenders Lamine Yamal (FCB), Rodri (FCB), and Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) will be itching to deliver statement performances and stake their claim.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Brock Purdy and the offense staked San Francisco to a big lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 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
  • Kirk even suggested that large corporations might underwrite the televising of executions to raise money for public coffers.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Next, Wealthfront will underwrite the loan and likely complete an appraisal and title search.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwrite

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