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

An Iranian website claims to run a public campaign to fundraise for Trump's assassination. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

On the private equity side of things, fundraising among PE firms continues to drag. —Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 8 July 2025

The organization is now turning to the community for support and brainstorming ways to fundraise in order to close some of the gap. —Rebecca Noel july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025

If the money had been approved, the organization would have been able to immediately start fundraising to build the new center to help investigate and inform people about child abuse. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 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