nick

As an initialism emily

is (us|politics) early money is like yeast (ie it "raises dough", or makes money): receiving many donations early in a political race helps to attract further donors.

As a proper noun nick is

a diminutive of the male given name nicholas.

As a proper noun nick

is a diminutive of the male given name nicholas.

As a noun nickase is

(enzyme) any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind.