grubstake
Example Sentences
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Small-time investors already have fled, their grubstakes or life savings decimated.
From Washington Post
Both, as it happens, were attributes prized by Charles Lewis Tiffany, who helped found a store that sold stationery and fancy goods in 1837 with a $1,000 grubstake from his father.
From New York Times
He told Westerberg he planned on staying until April 15, just long enough to put together a grubstake.
From Literature
Presently, in fact, he was putting together a grubstake to pick up a furniture set at a one-day clearance sale.
From New York Times
The resulting income, the firm hopes, will provide it with the grubstake it needs to move on to the big prize: titanium.
From Economist
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
