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funding

funding

670 2.6
Money that an organization or government gives for a project
  • noun
  • /ˈfʌndɪŋ/
translation icon : financiación
  • No one has missed the dramatic cuts in education funding in recent years.
  • research funding
  • government funding
  • federal funding

And so he was running out of funding at the brain clinic.

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Examples

  • But in the real world, Music Fest is a cash cow, bringing in mountains of funding and keeping me on top of the world.

  • We might be able to get you private funding to continue the research.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • What we wanted was fair funding for our area.

  • We have all the funding we need out of Russia.

  • I want full funding for ten years.

  • Do you have funding yet?

  • This is an organization that has produced multiple reports on the funding of elections.

  • And we've been able to achieve funding for the project.

  • The council initially proposed a funding reduction in this area of $700,000.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The government announced new funding for public schools to improve education.

Synonyms

support
vsfunding
638 1.0

Money given to help a person or project

is for a defined project or purpose rather than broad needs
grant
vsfunding
324 3.5

Money given by a government or group for a specific purpose without payback

can include both repayable and nonrepayable support not only gifts
subsidy
vsfunding
226 4.1

Money that a government gives to a business or industry to help keep prices low

is a general provision of money not specifically aimed at lowering prices
finances
vsfunding
157 3.3

The money and property a person or company has and manages

is money supplied for a specific purpose rather than general holdings or assets
earmark
vsfunding
72 4.6

Money set aside for a specific purpose by an organization

is broader and covers provision not only specially designated money
appropriation
vsfunding
  • Formal
58 6.4

Money set aside by a government or group for a particular use

is a more general term not limited to official government allocations
financial aid
vsfunding
55 2.6

Money or support that helps people pay for school and living costs

is usually applied to projects or activities rather than direct personal expenses
financial support
vsfunding
32 2.1

Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person

is usually official money given by organizations or governments
block grant
vsfunding
  • Formal
30 4.0

Money given by a national government to local governments for a general purpose with few rules

is typically for a particular project rather than wide loosely specified uses
16 3.3

Help by giving money or goods to people in need

is focused on particular projects rather than aiding general need
seed money
vsfunding
10 3.6

Money given at the start to help a new business get started

is not limited to initial startup money and can cover later stages
economic aid
vsfunding
10 3.2

People give money to help a country, organization, or person improve their economy

is meant for a particular project or activity rather than general economic improvement
funds
vsfunding
5 1.0

Money available to spend for a specific purpose

is money provided by organizations or governments for a specific purpose
financial backing
vsfunding
4 3.1

Money given to help a project, business, or person

is often official or organizational money rather than private support
backing
vsfunding
1 2.6

Help or approval, often with money, that lets a project continue

is specifically monetary provision for a purpose rather than general approval
grant-in-aid
vsfunding
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Money given to a person, school or local government to pay for a specific project

is broader and applies to many providers and purposes beyond public projects
monetary fund
vsfunding
3.9

Money set aside for a specific purpose by an organization or government

is money usually provided by organizations or governments rather than merely reserved
subvention
vsfunding
  • Formal
9.3

Money given by a government to help schools or art groups

is a general term for provided money not limited to education or arts
sit-down money
vsfunding
  • US
8.3

Money kept to pay for a planned new project or a large cost

is broader and can mean ongoing provision not only initial set asides
monies
vsfunding
  • Formal
7.0

Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations

is about money provided for a particular purpose not merely sources or sums

Antonyms

42 3.7

Taking money out of a bank account or investment

Compounds

9.9

A very large amount of money, said as a joke, given to a company or project to help it grow

How Much

millionty funding
  • Informal
9.9
endowment
  • Formal
67 6.5
funding
670 2.6
grant
324 3.5
seed money
10 3.6

Surface Forms

funding singular
fundings plural

Morphology

funding = fund (transparent) = fund + ing

A straightforward derivation from the verb 'fund' with the noun-forming '-ing', giving either the act of providing money or money provided.

Etymology

Funding comes from the root fund, from an old Latin word meaning 'bottom' or 'base', and you can see the same idea in the word foundation. So, funding is money that gives a base or support to a project.