seed money

noun

: money used for setting up a new enterprise

Example Sentences

He provided seed money for the campaign.

Recent Examples on the Web The government here can up with a very special program to - to put in the seed money to rehab the whole block. —

CBS News, 11 Dec. 2022 The seed money would go to regional organizations seeking to advance a variety of economic and national security priorities. —

Kevin Freking, ajc, 18 Apr. 2022 According to data on the Kindergarten to College website, current as of February, 23% of the nearly 50,000 accounts in the program have received deposits outside of promotions like the initial seed money. —

Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 The design was favored by the project’s funder, billionaire Charles Munger, who donated $200 million in seed money for the residence hall that will be named after him. —

Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service With the idea for the McBride Sisters Collection officially planted, Robin and Andréa scraped together initial seed money of $1,800 just to cover licensing paperwork. —

NBC News, 9 Apr. 2022 Palantir’s initial seed money came from the C.I.A., but its technology was adopted widely by the military and even the Los Angeles Police Department. —

New York Times, 27 July 2022 Half of all rare-disease patients are children, and their families have long pushed to speed up cures, usually by forming foundations that seed money for research. —

Fortune, 21 July 2022 So what Tyler did was do a little spin on it — whatever team picks the habanero gets an extra hundred dollars for seed money. —

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