fund-raising drive
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- noun
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campaña de recaudación
- The charity's annual fund-raising drive successfully raised over $500,000 for local schools.
Examples
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The purpose of the ad was a major fund-raising drive of $10,000,000 to find a "cure" for schizophrenia and depression.
Academic text (1990) -
I have ushered, been secretary and treasurer of the ECW for five terms, read the propers each Sunday for seven years, and in 1975, headed the fund-raising drive for the complete restoration of our organ.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the winter holiday season, our school's fund-raising drive helped provide toys for underprivileged children.
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The community organized a fund-raising drive to support the new animal shelter in town.
Synonyms
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2.7
An event that collects money for a cause
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3.5
An organized effort to reach a goal or the movement of animals together
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2.7
An event to raise money for a group or cause
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2.1
The act of asking people to give money, often to help others
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2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
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A planned effort to collect money for a cause
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An online campaign to collect small donations from many people for a project
An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause
A request asking people to give money to help others
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently compositional: 'fund-raise' (to organize events to gather donations) combined with 'drive' (an organized effort) yields an organized campaign to collect money. This follows a common English compound/nominalization pattern and has clear equivalents in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase fund-raising drive comes from two simple images: fund-raising, meaning raising money, and a drive, meaning a planned push or effort. Picture many people working together to 'collect money' for one goal, and you see why the phrase means an 'organized campaign' to raise funds.