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

What began as a few purists chasing a vibe became an ingredient an entire industry pays extra for.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The data showed that principals often earn from $158,000 to $186,000 per year, while assistant principals were generally paid $150,000 to $179,000.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 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

And in the down-and-out category, Allbirds closed all of its stores and Francesca’s liquidated.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Late last week, the urgent selling in semiconductors and data-center equities and debt resembled the sort of forced-unwind rhythms from July, when a big upstart tech hedge fund was in the process of being all but liquidated.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of liquidate

Verb

Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.

— Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

With just a week left for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award ceremony, top contenders Lamine Yamal (FCB), Rodri (FCB), and Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) will be itching to deliver statement performances and stake their claim.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Brock Purdy and the offense staked San Francisco to a big lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stake

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

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