crowdfund
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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In an Instagram post on June 24, the creators asked the series’ fans, known as Cheffers, to contribute to a crowdfunding effort to keep “The Tiny Chef Show” alive.
From Los Angeles Times
They solicited money on a crowdfunding website to pay for her funeral, which took place in October.
From BBC
An online crowdfunding page set up by one of his colleagues has raised more than £67,000 to help support the family.
From BBC
In less than 36 hours, Mr Michaels had crowdfunded enough for a formal wall marker to recognise this horror legend.
From BBC
They used crowdfunding and took out a second mortgage on their home to scrape together $100,000 to pay for the procedure, setting $55,000 aside in what they thought was a safe escrow account.
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