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 winter 2014, with the blessing of Ingersoll Rand and $3.5 million in seed money, Shashank and his cofounders—Kanav Hasija (the company’s chief product officer) and Sandeep Gupta (chief operations officer)—began building out Innovaccer’s data analytics platform. Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Some cities have also launched programs that offer seed money to kids in kindergarten to be used for college. Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The Rose Pak Community Fund will provide $50,000 as first-round seed money, and CHSA is asking the community to help fundraise the $150,000 needed in total. Shawna Chen, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025 At the onset, $50 million in seed money was allocated statewide, but the law stated an additional unspecified amount would be needed in the future. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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