GRUBSTAKES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

grubstakes

verb

present tense third-person singular of grubstake

as in pays off

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Meta and Microsoft prove why patience pays off Not every tech stock got slammed last week.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pays off

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When backed by the federal Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which pays up to $3 per kilogram of clean fuel, these factory installations become viable immediately.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
If approved, the company pays up to the plan’s coverage limit.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pays up

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The smaller monument stands near the entrance to Marine Corps Base Quantico, close to the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Overall, two-thirds of patients did better on a frailty score that measures grip strength, chair stands, and balancing.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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And the city is backing a ballot initiative of its own, Measure AT, which would eliminate a $15-million cap on the 10% admission tax on ticket sales the stadium pays.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
That’s, like, half of what Heather pays for house slippers — that is a single designer slipper.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pays

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In addition to validator fees, the company stakes its 35 million HYPE tokens in the network, earning ongoing token rewards.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Cuban refugee Tony Montana arrives in Miami as part of the Mariel boatlift and quickly stakes his claim in the city’s drug trade.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

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