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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Cheap contraband like vapes provides seed money for meth super-labs and weapons purchases. Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025 The reasons for such concerns start with the shockingly dishonest campaign for Proposition 1A, the 2008 state ballot measure allocating $9.95 billion in bond seed money for a network of bullet trains linking Los Angeles and San Francisco. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 The state allocated $25 million in seed money, allowing district commissioners to start buying land for the campus, making infrastructure improvements and pitching the site to health care providers. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025 The twins soon discover, however, that the same segregated economy that deprives them of seed money means that their clientele cannot afford to pay for their products in cash. Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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