Synonyms of funding

funding 1 of 2

noun

as in subsidy

Related Words

• subsidy
• financing
• endowment
• sponsorship
• bankrolling
• backing
• patronage
• assistance
• encouragement
• aegis
• aid
• auspice
• fosterage
• help

funding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fund

1

as in financing

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financing
• establishing
• endowing
• subsidizing
• supporting
• organizing
• granting
• founding
• donating
• contributing
• underwriting
• promoting
• sponsoring
• awarding
• backing
• subscribing
• bequeathing
• investing (in)
• capitalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• defunding
• drawing
• disendowing
• subsisting

2

as in subsidizing

to provide money for

Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financing
• subsidizing
• underwriting
• supporting
• sponsoring
• capitalizing
• bankrolling
• staking
• endorsing
• backing
• endowing
• maintaining
• advocating
• aiding
• refinancing
• paying
• cofinancing
• championing
• providing (for)
• defraying
• refunding
• patronizing
• footing
• grubstaking
• standing
• paying off
• springing (for)
• liquidating
• paying up
• nourishing
• settling
• discharging
• quitting
• recompensing
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funding

Noun

In some cases, courts have ruled against the administration's grant funding cuts. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

With its latest funding, Kanin plans to scale waste heat-to-power and other on-site generation projects across North American heavy industry, focusing on energy costs, reliability and emissions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

The screening of grants for phrases, and the broader imposition of political priorities on grant funding, has been unmooring for researchers. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

The department said many changes would require additional funding and coordination between agencies. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Additionally, Washington moved to end PEPFAR funding to South Africa due to political differences. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

For no-penalty CDs, withdrawals are not allowed within the first 6 days after account funding. — David McMillin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Founded in 2018, the PLL’s most recent funding round valued the league at more than $500 million, according to press reports. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Senate candidates won't be able to ignore Social Security's funding crisis this November, a Peterson Foundation survey shows. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

Harris spoke about Parton’s impact beyond music, which included opening Dollywood, funding research for the COVID-19 vaccine, her Imagination Library, and creating a relief fund for the wildfires that devastated Tennessee a decade before. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

But the plan without funding details has divided her party and could be a problem when parliament reconvenes in October. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Not dedicating, not prioritizing, not committing to funding the mental health services that are necessary under state law and the federal constitution is not an adequate excuse. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The program has funding to serve up to 100 people each day, although as many as 150 to 170 seniors could benefit from the site from time to time. — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Money from oil sales is critical to funding Russia's war effort. — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

If engagement collapses without constant novelty, the business is funding a theme park, not a scalable product. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

However, those levees are aging, and funding to maintain and improve them is becoming scarcer. — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Ticket sales from Comic Relief Live power all our work, from funding grantee partners helping children on the ground to driving the community events and public campaigns that inspire people to get involved. — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026