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noun

fundraising

FUHND-ray-zihng
noun
1
The activity of asking individuals, businesses, or organizations for donations.
"The charity's fundraising brought in enough to build a new clinic."
"Fundraising for the campaign relies heavily on small online donations."
adj
1
Relating to or used for collecting donated money.
"The club organized a fundraising dinner for the local shelter."
"She joined the fundraising committee ahead of the annual gala."

How to Use Fundraising

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe general activity of getting people or organizations to donate money toward something.

Common pairings
fundraising campaign fundraising event online fundraising

Word Forms

fundraisings plural

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The charity's _____ brought in enough to build a new clinic.

Etymology

From "fund" + "raising" — the act of raising funds.

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