fund-raise
or fund·raise
[fuhnd-reyz]
verb (used with object), fund-raised, fund-rais·ing.
to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
verb (used without object), fund-raised, fund-rais·ing.
to engage in fund-raising.
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