fundraising

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noun

fund·​rais·​ing ˈfənd-ˌrā-ziŋ 

variants or less commonly fund-raising

: the organized activity of raising funds (as for an institution or political cause)

… the theatre has been built largely through the generous efforts and fundraising of local government and people.

—The Guardian

—often used before another noun

a fund-raising drive/campaign

fundraising events

fundraising

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present participle of fundraise

Examples of fundraising in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The hope is that substantial support from the three cities will be necessary only temporarily and that the county will continue some level of support even as Friends of The Underline increases its fundraising, Daly said. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Testing moves toward laboratories The INL Foundation will support early fundraising and help facilitate access to Idaho National Laboratory. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

In an effort to build 10 more ramps this year, the Treasure Valley Habitat for Humanity is spending September fundraising to reach that goal. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026

Andrew Dickens, One Safe Place’s director of community initiatives, said One Safe Place did all the fundraising for the project, but a lot of the design and planning work was done by the Historic Southside Neighborhood Association. — Samuel O’Neal 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fundraising

• debasing
• defacing
• disgracing
• displacing
• effacing
• embracing
• encasing
• erasing
• replacing
• retracing
• basing
• bracing