crowdfund
verb
crowd·fund
ˈkrau̇d-ˌfənd 
crowdfunded; crowdfunding; crowdfunds
transitive verb
: to obtain needed funding for (something, such as a new business) by soliciting contributions from a large number of people especially from the online community
Kudos to former Nashvillian, Devin Haqq, filmmaker, actor, writer and director who was very successful when he decided to crowdfund his film "Ambition's Debt".—
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Examples of crowdfund in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Her family had to crowdfund to raise money to pay for her care.
—Wendy Netter Epstein, STAT, 3 Nov. 2023
No More Woof shows the particular perils of trying to crowdfund neurotech gadgets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2017
The auction drew wide attention thanks to the online campaign by crypto enthusiasts to crowdfund a bid for the document.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
Watch the trailer here: Angel Studios is set up as a platform empowering filmmakers with full creative control to crowdfund, create and distribute films and TV series globally.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2023
Here’s how to crowdfund it.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
Hosts often crowdfund to foot the costs; even Rochko’s work in building Mastodon is funded by a Patreon that has now reached around thirty thousand dollars a month in pledges.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2022
People crowdfund on Twitter.
—Washington Post, 7 June 2021
Meanwhile Ukraine turns instead to its citizens, and friends abroad, to crowdfund solutions on a volunteer basis because its people are the ones that are motivated to win this fight for survival.
—Keir Giles, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
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Wendy Netter Epstein, STAT, 3 Nov. 2023
No More Woof shows the particular perils of trying to crowdfund neurotech gadgets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2017
The auction drew wide attention thanks to the online campaign by crypto enthusiasts to crowdfund a bid for the document.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
Watch the trailer here: Angel Studios is set up as a platform empowering filmmakers with full creative control to crowdfund, create and distribute films and TV series globally.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2023
Here’s how to crowdfund it.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
Hosts often crowdfund to foot the costs; even Rochko’s work in building Mastodon is funded by a Patreon that has now reached around thirty thousand dollars a month in pledges.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2022
People crowdfund on Twitter.
—Washington Post, 7 June 2021
Meanwhile Ukraine turns instead to its citizens, and friends abroad, to crowdfund solutions on a volunteer basis because its people are the ones that are motivated to win this fight for survival.
—Keir Giles, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
crowd entry 2 + fund entry 2, after crowdsourcing
First Known Use
2008, in the meaning defined above
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“Crowdfund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowdfund. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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