<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.</li><li>Money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) grub·staked, grub·stak·ing: to furnish with a grubstake: I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.</li></ul>