Meaning

1 senses

  1. To supply such funds to.

    supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits

Origin

From grub + stake.

From grub + stake.

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Forms

grubstakes, grubstaking, grubstaked, grubstaked
Base formgrubstake · to grubstake
3rd person singulargrubstakes
Present participlegrubstaking
Past simplegrubstaked
Past participlegrubstaked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrubstake
he, she, itgrubstakes

Past simpleLesson

all personsgrubstaked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave grubstaked
he, she, ithas grubstaked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grubstake

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grubgrubbygrudgegrudginglygruel

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