defund

verb

de·​fund (ˌ)dē-ˈfənd 

defunded; defunding; defunds

transitive verb

: to withdraw funding from

Examples of defund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amendment 3 would accelerate privatization efforts and defund key government services funded by property taxes. — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

As a candidate, Hong has not backed away from her calls to defund and abolish the police. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The shooting deaths of former Kansas City resident Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier this year had sparked calls to defund ICE, the immigration agency at the center of the chaos. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

That money is used to fund the BBC and, while there is a vocal minority who would defund the BBC tomorrow, the vast majority of Brits still like and consume it every day. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for defund

• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund
• and
• bund
• fund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned