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

But after the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, Lama and more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide found themselves out of a job. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Loans range from $2,000 to $10 million, often with same-day funding and competitive advances up to 80% of value. — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Advocates and city councilors said at an April Council hearing that the Wu administration’s inaction has cost the city millions in federal grant funding and puts cyclists and pedestrians at risk. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

The company closed a funding round at a $965 billion valuation that same month, and is gearing up for a potentially massive IPO that could land as soon as this year. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Productions falling below the applicable threshold will receive a 10% reduction in CNC funding. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 July 2026

The funding will primarily be used to support historic structures report for the buildings that will help guide their future preservation. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Magazine made the case that, realistically, some of the projects in the city’s current capital improvement plan won’t break ground for many years — and, therefore, don’t need funding right now. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Which leaves the Pentagon in a tough position, with any future funding requests on even shakier ground. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Verb

However, funding for surveillance and response capacity remains widely recognized as a cornerstone for effective outbreak control. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are all scheduled to release results over the coming days, with funding the AI boom now a key metric when assessing the balance sheet. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Four years into this war, Europe is still funding Moscow for the privilege of remaining vulnerable to Moscow. — John Kerry, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Earlier this year, the city’s Active Transportation Commission submitted a 2025 annual report with eight proposals, including funding for safer street design, school travel programs and stricter traffic controls. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

In 1963, the Hershey foundation was permitted to spend $50 million on funding a medical school for Penn State University. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Some Democratic candidates gunning to replace Graham Platner have criticized Collins’ recent vote to continue funding the agency without requiring additional guardrails. — NBC news, 15 July 2026

In fact, both participated in early talks about funding Reiner’s legal defense and even defended his right to adequate representation. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026

Gaston County commissioners voted Tuesday night to increase its investment in county public schools by $5 million, reversing its previous decision to keep funding flat. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026