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单词 grubstake
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
grub•stake  (grub′stāk′),USA pronunciation n., v., -staked, -stak•ing. 
n. 
  1. provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
  2. money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.

v.t. 
  1. to furnish with a grubstake:I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.
  • grub + stake2 1860–65, American.
grub′stak′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grubstake /ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk/ n
  1. US Canadian informal supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds
 vb (transitive)
  1. US informal to furnish with such supplies
  2. chiefly US Canadian to supply (a person) with a stake in a gambling game

ˈgrubˌstaker n
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