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to fund-raise

to fund-raise

9 3.5
To collect money to help a cause or project
  • verb
  • /ˈfʌndˌreɪz/
translation icon : recaudar fondos
  • Many volunteers came together to fund-raise for cancer research at the annual gala.
  • organize a fund-raise
  • fund-raising events

Examples

  • We organized a charity auction to fund-raise for the local animal shelter.

  • The school will fund-raise through various events to support the new playground project.

  • - I need your fund-raising skills for a very good cause.

    Hometown Hero (2017)

  • Uh, did you get the fund-raising thing I sent you?

    Dave (1993)

  • We are going to stop by... and do a little fund-raising of our own.

    Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)

  • One night, I attended a fund-raising dinner.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Jesus, we're having that fund-raising dinner at the Palmer House.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • At the beginning of the school year, they entered a fund-raising bake-off.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Based on student interest, the music department began a fund-raising project, and the school's first three electronic keyboards were purchased.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Rather than a teacher organizing a fund-raising bottle drive, for example, student teams could handle the tasks and grow closer socially in the process.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

to fundraise
vsto fund-raise
5 3.5

To collect money for a charity by asking people or holding events

is the same activity but shown as a hyphenated written form
to take up a collection
vsto fund-raise
5 3.6

Gather money from a group to give to a person in need or a charity

is broader and covers planned campaigns not only small group donations
to drum up funds
vsto fund-raise
4.4

To try to get money by asking people or holding events

is more planned and often uses events or formal donation requests

Antonyms

to spend
∞ 1.0

To give money to buy something or pay for services

How Funded

to secure
  • Specialized
62 5.3
to fund-raise
9 3.5
to apply for
208 1.4
to beg
153 1.0

Surface Forms

fund-raise infinitive
fund-raised past
fund-raised past participle
fund-raising present participle
fund-raises third person singular

Morphology

fund-raise = fund + raise (transparent) = fund + raise

The meaning is directly derived from combining 'fund' and 'raise', indicating the act of raising funds.

Etymology

Fund-raise comes from the two simple words fund ('money kept for a purpose') and raise ('to lift up' or 'collect'). That's why to fund-raise is to gather or collect money for a project or a cause.