to contribute
misconception
to showcase
to invest
upfront
crowdfund
unregulated
conventional
patent
to lend
traditional and ordinary
a view or opinion that is not correct
to give something to someone for a short time, expecting that you will get it back
in advance
the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years
to exhibit, to display
raising finance through a large number of people giving money
to give something in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
to put money, effort, time, etc. into something;
without control or not directed by rules
