seed money
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seed money
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Babies born between 2025 and 2028 are eligible to receive $1,000 in seed money for these accounts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Tens of millions of children are eligible for the accounts, with those born between 2025 and 2028 eligible for $1,000 federal seed money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The account balance is a mix of the $1,000 seed money and earnings, which are taxable, and the $90,000 parent after-tax contributions, so withdrawals are partly taxable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
A dispute over reforms to an SBA program that funds startups has cut the flow of seed money to Southern California’s defense tech firms.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Her parents are both lawyers; they gave her the seed money for Meeting Space.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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