Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.
verb (used with object), grub·staked, grub·stak·ing.
- to furnish with a grubstake: I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.
noun
- US and Canadian informal supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds
verb (tr)
- US informal to furnish with such supplies
- mainly US and Canadian to supply (a person) with a stake in a gambling game
“material, provisions, etc. supplied to an enterprise (originally a prospector) in return for a share in the profits,” by 1876, American English, from grub + stake (v.).