sit-down money
- noun
- US
:
capital inicial
- Many entrepreneurs struggle to find sit-down money for their startups.
Examples
-
She was relieved to have enough sit-down money to sign the rental contract.
-
His parents gave him some sit-down money when he moved out on his own.
-
We need to secure sit-down money for the project.
-
The company offered sit-down money to new startups.
-
Many entrepreneurs struggle to find sit-down money for their startups.
-
She was relieved to have enough sit-down money to sign the rental contract.
-
His parents gave him some sit-down money when he moved out on his own.
Synonyms
670
2.6
Money that an organization or government gives for a project
72
4.6
Money set aside for a specific purpose by an organization
10
3.6
Money given at the start to help a new business get started
3
3.5
An amount of money saved or collected for a purpose
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
sit-down + money
The element 'sit-down' is not a transparent lexical constituent (dictionary entry missing) and its literal parts 'sit' + 'down' do not convey the idea of funds being set aside or initial project financing. Although 'money' is transparent, the overall phrase's specific financial sense is idiomatic/specialized and not predictable from the parts, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents would likely not infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sit-down money comes from the picture of someone being given money so they can sit down at a table to start a plan or sign papers. So it means 'money set aside to get started on a project'.