fundraise

verb

fund·​raise ˈfənd-ˌrāz 

variants or fund-raise

fundraised or fund-raised; fundraising ˈfənd-ˌrā-ziŋ  or fund-raising; fundraises or fund-raises

1

intransitive : to engage in the organized activity of raising funds to support a cause, campaign, etc.

He donated megabucks to all the trendy charities, and she served on the boards of everything. Perfect combination. He was generous and she was smart and well-organized. She could also fund-raise with the best of them.

—Sue Grafton

2

transitive : to obtain (money) through fundraising activities

About $9000 has been fundraised to cover the costs of flights with the Joss Group contributing $500 after Mrs. Michael appealed for help from Border businesses.

—Anthony Bunn

Examples of fundraise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yergan Jones, 63, president of an audiovisual company, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Gatlin by falsifying dozens of invoices for purported fundraising events between 2019 and 2024. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

Likewise, the internet has made fundraising much easier with the use of online payment methods, which are easy to set up and difficult to trace. —Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025

As of late July, the top vote-getter in Kansas City, Kansas’s mayoral primary race had also outpaced her general election competition in fundraising by about $20,000. —Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

Biden to build presidential library in Delaware Former President Joe Biden is set to start fundraising for his presidential library soon. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fundraise

• ablaze
• airways
• allays
• always
• amaze
• anglaise
• appraise
• archways
• arrays
• ashtrays
• assays
• ballets