grubstaking

verb

present participle of grubstake
as in paying off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaking
  1. paying off
  2. paying
  3. standing
  4. paying up
  5. defraying
  6. liquidating
  7. funding
  8. footing
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  • Capitalizing on the tide of anti-Rhaenyra sentiment rising among the peasants of King's Landing, Ormund plots to sow further unrest by paying off a band of smallfolk to brutally torture and kill members of the City Watch.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Administrators at the school say a shift in focus to technical training and career readiness is paying off, with more students not only staying in school but graduating on time.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of paying off
Verb
  • By purchasing the Staycation Parks Pass for $25, however, park goers can enter with their own vehicles without paying for each individual visit.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Broward Health and Memorial Health have accused Florida Blue of not paying them enough for care, while the health insurer is accusing them of wanting too much money.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of paying
Verb
  • Arguably, no program was as hot in June at picking up portal commitments, with Miami currently standing at 12 commits.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • There has been a long-standing debate about whether Ronaldinho intended to score a goal or was trying to cross the ball to a teammate.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Definition of standing
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  • The provision says the members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization who voted in May to rescind support for the toll lane project have 90 days to reverse their position to avoid paying up.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • The Redevelopment Commission on Thursday authorized paying up to $35,000 to buy a partial parcel to extend the road being created in front of Portage Mall south beyond the Stone Quarry and possibly as far south as Central Avenue.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of paying up
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
  • The board is not allowed to collect money that is not connected to defraying an actual cost.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Definition of defraying
Verb
  • 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
  • Levers to pull Investors often cite Strategy’s ability to survive the 2022 bear market without liquidating bitcoin as a key part of its bull case.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Definition of liquidating
Verb
  • In 1963, the Hershey foundation was permitted to spend $50 million on funding a medical school for Penn State University.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Some Democratic candidates gunning to replace Graham Platner have criticized Collins’ recent vote to continue funding the agency without requiring additional guardrails.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of funding
Verb
  • When Garber was hired from the NFL 27 years ago, MLS was just a few years into operations—and struggling to gain footing.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
  • But the demand for memory may also provide an opportunity for new ideas to find footing.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026
Definition of footing
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