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foundational

foundational

1 5.3
Money or help that a charity gives to support projects
  • adjective
  • /faʊnˈdeɪʃənl/
translation icon : financiado por fundaciones
  • Her research focused on the foundational principles of early childhood development.

Examples

  • And that can be in the form of NIH grants, of course, it can be in the form of foundational support for some disease.

  • The foundation provided foundational support for innovative educational programs.

  • Additionally, these foundational modules instruct users on how to complete documentation forms.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Some early childhood music instruction addressed foundational skills for reading, specifically phonological awareness.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The ONR Geography Program and research model provided foundational support for the "Berkeley School" of geography at the University of California, Berkeley.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Closure of SEP, after 10 full, crowded years, came about not for want of merit, but because of dwindling foundational support, especially for systematics.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The organization is dedicated to providing foundational resources for underprivileged communities.

Synonyms

philanthropic
vsfoundational
20 6.8

Wanting to help people by giving money to those in need

is support coming from a charitable grant-making organization rather than personal intent

Surface Forms

foundational positive

Morphology

foundational = foundation (transparent) = found + ation + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'foundation' with '-al', meaning 'relating to a foundation or its support'.

Etymology

The word foundational is also used for support that comes from a foundation, a charity that gives money to projects. Think of the foundation as the 'base' that helps a project begin, so foundational funding is the important early support a project needs.