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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Program namesake and brothers George and Duffy Solich gave the seed money in 2012 to get it off the ground, and now the donor list sits at over 100. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 13 June 2026 The funding that landed us, the seed money, to get the physical space was through Christi and I as co-chairs of the Filipino Mental Health Initiative. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 With seed money and the ability to start at a younger age, funds have more time to grow, leveraging the power of compounding. Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Flock said the bulk of the seed money will go into engineering and growing Perceptic’s customer base. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 May 2026 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 23 Jun. 2026.

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