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

Rendezvous will use the funding to advance its spacecraft designs and prepare for flight demonstrations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

There are some who will argue that the US government is putting sufficient resources towards AI development — even if that funding isn’t focused on safety and security. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

City leaders, for example, might make a case to their legislators for remediation funding or cleanup funding included in the MPCA's budget. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Years of deferred maintenance and funding fights led to a disastrous series of train delays and track fires in 2017 that came to be known as the Summer of Hell. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

This funding increase, which was a fourfold jump over previous levels, supported childcare staff with higher wages and allowed for other investments to improve the quality of care. — Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The divergent positions have intensified tensions between the retailer and its landlord, leaving the funding of Cottendin’s recovery plan uncertain. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Head Gear majors in independent film, TV and games finance, including government incentives, presales, gap and bridge funding, as well as executive production and packaging. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

As of Friday, Jones was up to nearly $15 million in self-funding. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Billionaires such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin have donated millions to Building a Better California, a group funding ads against the wealth tax proposal. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Authorities from the semi-autonomous Somali Puntland region tie piracy to the Al Shabaab, which could be funding their efforts. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Haider, 42, of Aurora, said voters in the district are concerned about affordability, funding public schools and ensuring safe communities. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

The Department of War announced the contract on October 28, funding research into the Threat Resilient Integrated Defense for Enhanced Naval Technologies (TRIDENT) program. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Hadn’t the president jawboned other billionaires into funding child investment accounts? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In Ohio, America PAC is funding ads, text and phone outreach among other measures helping Republican Jon Husted against Democrat Sherrod Brown, according to FEC filings. — Luke Fountain,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

This source said that the Emiratis believed that the program’s status as a charity made its international transactions less likely to be scrutinized and therefore served as a useful cover for funding MBZ and his brother’s secret wars. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026