grubstake Definition på svenska

• 0 an amount of money or other help that someone gives to a new business in return for part of its profits: --

  • You didn't need an education to strike it rich in the oil fields - just a grubstake and plenty of luck.

• 1 to give money to someone to start a new business in return for part of its profits: --

  • If he grubstaked her she would be willing to go fifty-fifty on the book.