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Seedcorn — is the funding mechanism of the Department for Food Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), in the UK. It is a major funding source for research institutes and a minor source of PhD studentship funding. The majority of the funding goes towards… … Wikipedia
seedcorn — n. grain of good quality that is kept to be used as seeds; corn kernels; good investment which is expected to produce good profits in the future (British usage); wart that grows on the sole of the foot (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
seedcorn — noun 1》 good quality corn kept for seed. 2》 Brit. assets set aside for the generation of future profit … English new terms dictionary
seedcorn — / si:dkɔ:n/, seed money / si:d ˌmʌni/ noun venture capital invested when a new project is starting up (and therefore more risky than secondary finance or mezzanine finance) ● They had their ranch house to operate out of, a used printer and seed… … Dictionary of banking and finance
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seed corn — UK US (also seedcorn, seed corn) noun [U or S] ► something or someone that is important as the starting point for future development: seed corn for/of sth »These small operations are the seed corn of what STP hopes will become large enterprises.… … Financial and business terms
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