grubstake

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
• Hypernyms:
interest, stake

II - verb

supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
• Hypernyms:
fund
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody