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

The federal law generally prohibits schools that receive federal education funding from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records without a parent's or guardian's consent, except in limited circumstances. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Doing away with tolls would mean maintenance of the roads would have to come from some other funding source. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Screenwest, Lotterywest and the WA Regional Screen Fund provided funding, and aided development. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Though the energy assistance service is run by the state, its chief source of funding is federal Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program dollars. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

The 2025 fiscal-year budget marked the first time debt service costs exceeded Pentagon funding. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

The Kansas City Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee voted in favor of agreements with the Royals, including the funding, development and lease agreements for the stadium. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

As the 2028 Division One target nears, the key questions remain whether public funding and approvals come together quickly enough—and when the stadium plan moves from renderings to construction. — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

In June, the city ended funding for the Neil Good Day Center. — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes. — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

But those are arguments for doubling down on NYC Reads, improving implementation, and permanently funding this critical effort, not abandoning or withdrawing from it. — Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Members opposed to funding VRT invoked years of low ridership and competing infrastructure needs. — Noah Daly august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026

Pritzker, who's led the quantum charge, fought for the $500 million in state money that's funding the new park. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

That experience is backed by a platform to lower housing costs, expand healthcare access, and secure the disaster funding our region needs. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

States that had enacted policy changes to financially support ACA premiums, such as funding their own subsidies, saw smaller declines in enrollment. — Robert Applebaum, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

There aren’t a lot of routes for funding first-time directors. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026