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fundraising

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fund + raising.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: միջոցների հավաքագրում (miǰocʻneri havakʻagrum) — raising money
  • Chinese Mandarin: 籌款 /筹款 (chóukuǎn) — raising money
  • Dutch: fondsenwerving — raising money
  • Dutch: fundraising — raising money
  • Dutch: geldinzameling — raising money
  • Finnish: keräys — raising money
  • Finnish: rahankeräys — raising money
  • French: collecte de fonds — raising money
  • German: Geldsammelaktion — raising money
  • German: Mittelbeschaffung — raising money
  • German: Fundraising — raising money
  • German: Spendeneinwerbung — raising money
  • Hungarian: adománygyűjtés — raising money
  • Hungarian: pénzfelhajtás — raising money
  • Hungarian: forrásteremtés — raising money
  • Hungarian: forrásgyűjtés — raising money
  • Italian: raccolta di fondi — raising money
  • Japanese: 募金 (bokin) — raising money
  • Japanese: ファンドレイジング (fandoreijingu) — raising money
  • Korean: 모금 (mogeum) — raising money
  • Korean: 펀드레이징 (peondeureijing) — raising money
  • Māori: kohi moni — raising money
  • Portuguese: captação de recursos — raising money
  • Russian: сбор поже́ртвований (sbor požértvovanij) — raising money
  • Russian: сбор средств (sbor sredstv) — raising money
  • Russian: фандра́йзинг (fandrájzing) — raising money
  • Russian: фандре́йзинг (fandrɛ́jzing) — raising money
  • Spanish: cuestación — raising money
  • Swedish: insamling — raising money
  • Swedish: pengainsamling — raising money
  • Tagalog: ilak — raising money
  • Tagalog: pangingilak — raising money
  • Ukrainian: збір коштів (zbir koštiv) — raising money
  • Ukrainian: фандра́йзинг (fandrájzynh) — raising money
  • Ukrainian: фандре́йзинг (fandréjzynh) — raising money
  • Vietnamese: gây quỹ — raising money
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