GRUBSTAKE


Meaning of GRUBSTAKE in English

n. & v. US colloq.

n. material or provisions supplied to an enterprise in return for a share in the resulting profits (orig. in prospecting for ore).

v.tr. provide with a grubstake. grubstaker n.

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.