crowdfund

verb

crowd·​fund ˈkrau̇d-ˌfənd How to pronounce crowdfund (audio)
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".Justine Harvey

Examples of crowdfund in a Sentence

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The Nevada Commission on Ethics reprimanded him for trying to use his government position to crowdfund his legal bills, and, last year, a judge ordered him to pay more than a hundred and fifty thousand dollars to cover his opponents’ expenses and various court costs. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 From there, investigators could crowdfund and raise money for the rest of the identification process. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 Near the end of 2023, Russell’s office asked the community to help crowdfund the procedure, Russell said. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024 In the days and weeks after hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed the Southeast, communities are looking to crowdfund for repairs as conspiracy theories dog efforts to rebuild. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crowdfund 

Word History

First Known Use

2008, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crowdfund was in 2008

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“Crowdfund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowdfund. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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