To supply capital to or for

• bankroll

  1. A roll of paper money.
  2. One's ready cash.
  3. To underwrite the expense of (a business venture, for example).

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  1. A roll of paper money.
  2. One's ready cash.
  3. To underwrite the expense of (a business venture, for example).

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• subsidize

  1. To assist or support with a subsidy.
  2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.

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  1. To assist or support with a subsidy.
  2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.

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• stake

  1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
  2. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
  3. Execution by burning. Used with the:

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  1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
  2. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
  3. Execution by burning. Used with the:

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• grubstake

  1. Supplies or funds advanced to a mining prospector or a person starting a business in return for a promised share of the profits.
  2. To supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits.

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  1. Supplies or funds advanced to a mining prospector or a person starting a business in return for a promised share of the profits.
  2. To supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits.

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• fund

  1. A source of supply; a stock:
  2. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose:
  3. Available money; ready cash:

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  1. A source of supply; a stock:
  2. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose:
  3. Available money; ready cash:

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• finance

  1. The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
  2. Monetary resources:
  3. The supplying of funds or capital.

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  1. The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
  2. Monetary resources:
  3. The supplying of funds or capital.

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• back

  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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To derive advantage

• profit

  1. An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
  2. Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.
  3. To make a gain or profit.

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  1. An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
  2. Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.
  3. To make a gain or profit.

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• benefit

  1. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage:
  2. Help; aid:
  3. A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need:

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  1. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage:
  2. Help; aid:
  3. A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need:

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