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

Ramsey, who has criticized the Boulder Police Department's efforts to solve the Christmastime slaying, has offered to fundraise to pay for investigative genetic genealogy, a newer technology that’s been used to solve high-profile cold cases such as the Golden State Killer. —Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Hanks fundraised for President Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020 and appeared in a video for the Biden administration a year into Biden’s presidency. —Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Lyles appears to lead fundraising in mayoral primary With some candidate reports unavailable, incumbent Vi Lyles appeared to lead the way in fundraising among Democratic mayoral candidates in the weeks leading up to the primary. —Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025

Zito and his wife Julie, as co-chairs of the American Cancer Society’s campaign in South Florida, were figuring out ways to fundraise for cancer research. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 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