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fundraiser

fundraiser

121 2.7
An event to raise money for a group or cause
  • noun
  • /ˈfʌndˌreɪzər/
: recaudación de fondos
  • He organized a fundraiser to help raise money for the local animal shelter.
  • organize a fundraiser
  • hold fundraisers
  • a food fundraiser

It's like, why would you use someone else's fundraiser and then take all the credit?

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Examples

  • There was this one church, they were holding a fundraiser for $40,000 for a parking lot.

  • We we brought in Indian chefs from around the country to do a fundraiser for earthquake victims in India.

  • We're having a fundraiser, so we're making a video.

  • So, ready for the big fundraiser this weekend?

  • Well, I hope the fundraiser goes well.

  • And this is all part of a fundraiser for the Food in Ukraine Appeal, which you can all help with.

  • Look, I have a lot to do for the fundraiser.

  • How about, uh, we host a fundraiser for your math club?

  • After the community leaders select a design, organize a fundraiser to build the memorial for your school.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It was like this amazing house and it was this fundraiser for Best Friends Animal Society.

Synonyms

benefit
vsfundraiser
80 3.9

An event held to raise money for a charity, often a performance

covers money collecting events more broadly not limited to performances
bake sale
vsfundraiser
  • US
44 1.7

An event where people sell cakes or cookies to raise money for a cause

focuses on collecting money in many ways not only by selling food
charity event
vsfundraiser
28 2.1

An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need

focuses specifically on collecting money often with social entertainment
telethon
vsfundraiser
26 3.0

A long TV or online show that asks people to give money to charity

is usually an in person or social gathering rather than a broadcast
benefit concert
vsfundraiser
8 3.0

A concert that raises money for a charity

is the general money raising event that includes many other formats
bazaar
vsfundraiser
8 4.1

An event where people sell goods to raise money for charity

is a general organized gathering for raising money not only a market
fete
vsfundraiser
5 6.5

A public event with music, games, and food to raise money

is specifically organized to collect money not only to entertain or celebrate
fund-raising campaign
vsfundraiser
3 3.6

A planned effort to collect money for a cause

is often a one time event or activity rather than a prolonged process
fund-raising effort
vsfundraiser
3 3.2

An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause

is more often a single event or activity rather than an extended plan
fund-raising drive
vsfundraiser
1 3.3

A planned event to collect money for a cause

is usually a single social event or activity rather than a concentrated campaign
rag day
vsfundraiser
  • UK
6.7

A day often at a university when students hold fun events to raise money for charity

is more general for all communities not restricted to student traditions
crowdfund
vsfundraiser
  • Texting
4.0

An online campaign to collect small donations from many people for a project

is usually an in person social gathering with entertainment rather than an online appeal

How Big

gala
83 3.7
fundraiser
121 2.7
bake sale
  • US
44 1.7

Surface Forms

fundraiser singular
fundraisers plural

Morphology

fundraiser = fundraise (transparent) = fund + raise + er

Derived by adding '-er' to the verb 'fundraise'; the event meaning ('an activity that raises funds') is a predictable nominal sense of such agentive formations.

Etymology

Fundraiser comes from the parts fund ('money') and raise ('lift up'), so a fundraiser is an event that 'raises' money for a cause, such as a sale, a concert or a party.