GRUBSTAKED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

grubstaked

verb

past tense of grubstake

as in paid off

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defunded

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Verb

That has paid off with greater total attendance, broadcast viewing hours and social media impressions as well as booming concessions and merchandise sales.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The chief market strategist at MAI Capital Management took a big position in Dell Technologies earlier this year, a bet that paid off when the server maker suddenly caught AI lightning in a bottle after earlier selling for just eight times earnings.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid off

Verb

Many Ducks are certainly going to be better paid than last year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Her loft was in decent enough shape this past September that Keanu Reeves reportedly paid $45,000 a month to stay there with his partner, Alexandra Grant, while making his most excellent Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot with Alex Winter.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

According to industry sources, in 2025 Pinalli’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization stood at 25 million euros.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Between them stood Melanie Pozdol, a former champion who could drink a beer faster than either of them.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

The move was amplified by a cascade of short covering, with more than $300 million in short bitcoin positions liquidated over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass.

— Sean Conlon,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2026
The state of Delaware wrongly seized and liquidated his stock after the man didn’t log into his trading account for years.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of liquidated

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