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

Rankin’s departure comes amid years of declining voter registration and funding; state Republicans raised a fraction of Democrats’ contributions this year, as potential successors emerge. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

The funding will support manufacturing expansion and deployments of its energy storage and computing systems across the US. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Additionally, the grant will provide flexible funding to cover upfront project repair costs. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Most of the money would have been used to backfill federal funding cuts to healthcare, and 10% would have gone toward education and food-assistance programs. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Getting rid of the cap would close 67% of the 75-year funding gap if workers do not receive a benefit increase in exchange for those contributions, according to AARP research based on the Social Security Administration's assessments. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

But that fee, combined with state funding the district receives, covers less than half of what the district pays to administer the program, per information from District 204. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Next, the conservancy will need to secure funding to move the buildings onto their new foundations, potentially costing close to $250,000 to move two buildings 400 feet, according to Pham. — Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Simons Foundation funding decisions have no influence on our coverage. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2026

Verb

Matthew said supporting the organization's mission means helping families, funding patient support and advocating for health care policies. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

The Andersons are considering funding another major investigative endeavor for next year and are hoping to find some partners. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Democrats are starting to line up against anything funding the Iran war, which could leave reconciliation as Republicans’ only play. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Morgan Stanley sees an attractive entry point in high-quality hyperscaler bonds as investors remain wary of the debt funding the artificial intelligence build-out. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Maryland can help by funding the unglamorous work, such as gates at dangerous crossings and steady maintenance on MARC and light rail. — Eric D. Goodman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

The union estimates the state will lose $100 billion in federal healthcare funding over five years. — Sophie Austin The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Right now, California bans public money from funding political campaigns, except in a handful of cities like Berkeley and San Francisco. — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 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