grubstake

verb

Definition of grubstakenext
as in to pay

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstake
  1. pay
  2. defray
  3. pay off
  4. liquidate
  5. fund
  6. stake
  7. recompense
  8. underwrite
Verb
  • Lucas said each year the City Council allocates more than 25% of its annual operating revenue to fund the Police Department, yet the agency struggles each year with paying legal settlements.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • But if your paperwork is approved and your interview is completed, and your fees are paid, congratulations!
    — Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • Surcharges that California homeowners have been hit with statewide by insurers defraying the costs of Los Angeles County’s wildfires were ruled legal in a decision released late Tuesday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of defray
Verb
  • Here are five important things to know before taking out a HELOC to pay off high-interest debt.
    — John Csiszar, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Without enough tenants paying rent to help pay off a project’s debt, however, developers will often hand over the keys to cut their losses on an underperforming project.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • When Party City and Joann Fabrics liquidated last year, Michaels Stores had an opportunity to swoop in and fill the void each retailer had left in the market.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • No one questioned why an elderly customer was wiring money for the first time in decades, liquidating the accounts, or appearing anxious.
    — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of liquidate
Verb
  • Maryland Democrats have said that shuttering the facility is unlawful, given that Congress passed bipartisan legislation funding it.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The money is enough to fund Starbucks runs and bowling outings and occasional jaunts to the Hamptons with friends.
    — Erika Janes, Curbed, 17 July 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • Most tax professionals apply this conservative tax reporting approach for staking income.
    — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • For pots, look for dwarf zinnia varieties that won’t require staking.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 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
Verb
  • According to program officials 138 higher education institutions were underwriting Merit Scholarship awards this year.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2026
  • Higher-for-longer separates managers who underwrote a downside case from managers who underwrote a refinancing that never came.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of underwrite

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