seed money

seed mon·ey

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seed muhn-ee]
- /sid ˈmʌn i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seed muhn-ee]
- /sid ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of seed money words

noun seed money capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise, especially for the initial operating costs. 1
uncountable noun seed money Seed money is money that is given to someone to help them start a new business or project. 0
noun seed money money used for the establishment of an enterprise 0
noun seed money money made available to begin the financing of, or to attract additional funds for, a long-term project 0

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Origin of seed money

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Seed money

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seed money

seed money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

seed money usage trend in Literature

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