fund-raising

Or fund·rais·ing

[fuhnd-rey-zing]

noun

1. the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fund-raising¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Critics of the zinc and copper coin say producing it is a waste of money and resources, while those who want to keep it argue it keeps prices lower and boosts fund-raising for charities.

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While its detractors have argued that the zinc and copper coin is a waste of money and resources, those who support it say that the coin keeps prices lower and boosts fund-raising for charities.

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath are reuniting for one last time, to play a fund-raising concert in Birmingham on 5 July.

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A second victim, Wayne Rowe, also sustained severe injuries including fractures to his vertebra, a broken wrist and a significant head laceration, his wife said on a fund-raising page for him.

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At the heart of the federal criminal trial is an incident in 2021 in which Mr. Watson’s deputy misled Goldman Sachs employees during a fund-raising call by impersonating a YouTube executive.

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