GRUBSTAKE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

grubstake

verb

Definition of grubstake

as in to pay

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defund

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Recent Examples of grubstake Out of cash, Steen reluctantly abandoned grubstaking to work as a carpenter in Tucson, Arizona, for a year, but the uranium called to him. — Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017

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Verb

In that government post paying almost $70,000 a year, Jamal acted as a liaison with the Somali community.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pay

Verb

Zhang sjust launched a GoFundMe to help defray the unforeseen expenses.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The cash infusion should help Notre Dame defray the ever-increasing costs of running a competitive athletic department, including a football roster budget that’s near the top of the market.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of defray

Verb

Courtesy of SolComms But for SolComms, the risks of loosening office requirements for a month seem to have paid off.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Lago says the city’s extra payments are part of a strategy to pay off debt faster and have more money available in the future.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of pay off

Verb

As out-of-business Spirit Airlines liquidates, the planes and the landing rights aren’t the only leftovers for sale.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Fast forward to 1985 when Harry and his brother both died and the family needed help liquidating the business.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of liquidate

Verb

Amount of recent grant to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund the largest global research initiative into the rise of breast cancer rates in young women.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Failing to hold the elections could strain the Palestinian Authority’s relations with donor countries that help fund it.

— Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

Rioters have typically been ordered to pay $500 if found guilty of a misdemeanor or $2,000 if convicted of a felony to the Architect of the Capitol to recompense for the damage.

— Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Our society doesn’t send teenagers to fight each other to the death and watch it on live TV as a form of entertainment and recompense for a long-ago rebellion.

— Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Definition of recompense

Verb

Instead, the authors argue public money could have more leverage by underwriting risks that commercial markets currently will not.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Anthropic, a powerhouse AI company that could be valued at $2 trillion, is expected to go public this year, creating another major opportunity for Wall Street banks to haul in fees from underwriting and trading activity.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwrite

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