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

Harris responded with her own statement and immediately started fundraising for her campaign. —Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024

Less than two days after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, the former president’s campaign has already started aggressively fundraising off the near tragedy. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 July 2024

In the week leading up to the RNC, Trump has repeatedly teased his VP pick announcement and attempted to fundraise off of the suspense, including in a Saturday campaign memo. —Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 13 July 2024

Caltrans will complete the design and engineering studies, and if fundraising targets are met, ground could be broken in 2026 or 2027, with the grand opening in 2028, said Leigh Ann Gessner, a spokeswoman for the open space district. —Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1