seed money

noun

: money used for setting up a new enterprise

Examples of seed money in a Sentence

He provided seed money for the campaign.
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In 2008, a slight majority of state voters were persuaded by Schwarzenegger’s hard sell and a grossly dishonest official ballot argument to provide just under $10 billion in bond seed money for a $43 billion statewide bullet-train system that they were told would be complete by 2020. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 What is Denise receiving seed money for? Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 And while Jeremiah was becoming Anthony Bourdain, Denise and Steven were out acquiring enough seed money for their little company to send them immediately to Silicon Valley. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 Taylor decided to move to San Francisco with Steven, whose business idea with Denise (Isabella Briggs) got an initial round of seed money. Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seed money

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seed money was in 1943

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“Seed money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20money. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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