fund-raise

or fund·raise

[ fuhnd-reyz ]

verb (used with object)

, fund-raised, fund-rais·ing.

1. 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.

1. to engage in fund-raising.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fund-raise¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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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Mr. Biden has yet to announce May fund-raising numbers, but based on Monday’s figures, he is likely to be outraised for the second month in a row.

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Prominent Republicans, including congressional leaders, ex-rivals and potential running mates, basked in the energy, and fund-raising, of an outraged base.

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Trump could use the conviction to galvanize his base and fund-raising, as he has after arrests in other cases, three of which are still pending.

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