grubstake
noun, verb
grubstake is spelled G-R-U-B-S-T-A-K-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grubstake means “Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grubstake is grubstakes.
How many letters and syllables are in grubstake?
| Letters | 9: G-R-U-B-S-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grubstake?
Grubstake appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grubstake?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-grubstake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grubstake
- grubstakes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- grub-stake
- grubstaking participle, present
- grubstaked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grubstake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- 2
An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits.
- 3
Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time.
verb
- 1
To supply such funds to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grubstake come from?
From grub + stake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).