fund-raise

American  

[fuhnd-reyz] / ˈfʌndˌreɪz /

Or fundraise

verb (used with object)

fund-raised, fund-raising

1. to collect by fund-raising.

   The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.

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verb (used without object)

fund-raised, fund-raising

1. to engage in fund-raising.

Etymology

Origin of fund-raise

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fund-raise fund-raised fund-raising

To do so, Gallo said, her organization needs to apply for philanthropic grants and fund-raise heavily to fill in the gaps when county funding falls short.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

Nowadays, fake donation requests also occur with crowdfunding platforms, when people pretend to raise fund-raise informally to exploit the public.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Caruso helped organize a funeral, set up a trust to fund-raise in the son’s honor and visited Horne every day for months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

"Like so many charities, we've struggled to fund-raise through the pandemic, so now we're trying to rally support to help us keep going," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2021

“I don’t know, something to help out so that we can have new books or more supplies. We always gotta fund-raise on the basketball team for trips and stuff.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Most of all, there’s a true sense that Damon — a wealthy, Ivy-educated guy from the Northeast who fund-raised for Elizabeth Warren — is sitting deeply in the character’s skin.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021

Since then, Pat Russo and Dave Siev, two retired New York City police officers, have fund-raised privately to keep the gym alive.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2020

For years, Ms. Gillibrand has fund-raised for women seeking office through her Off the Sidelines PAC, helping her develop a national network of female donors and a robust list of supporters.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2019

But not all are happy to see their fund-raised dollars go elsewhere – particularly at those schools with large, successful foundations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2012

Once in Washington, McCarthy networked and fund-raised his way up the food chain, and in four short years became the third-ranking House Republican.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2011

Sullivan over a fund-raising ad for the Rev. Martin Luther King that had appeared in the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Mr. Trump has dominated GOP fund-raising since his re-election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The closing of fund-raising by the Latin America Reforestation Strategy BTG TIG fund comes as global carbon-trading markets shrunk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, as part of a larger $100 billion fund-raising round.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Nor was the fund-raising potential of the cyclotron lost on Lawrence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik