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

When clicking on a Wikipedia page, users are often met with fundraising pleas that strongly imply the site is in dire need of funds to ensure its wealth of knowledge remains available to all. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025

Mobile Commons, the company that was hacked, works with local and state governments and progressive organizations to send out public service announcements and fundraising texts. —Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025

Trump’s political action committee is fundraising off Zohran Mamdani’s (D) win in the New York City mayoral race, adding to GOP attempts to take advantage of the democratic socialist’s victory and paint Democrats as extreme. —Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025

The Ward family started the Tough2Gether foundation to help DIPG/DMG families through and after the fight, to raise awareness for the disease and to fundraise towards more research. —Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 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