fundraise

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US/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪz/

verb

To raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose).

“Daniel's uncle volunteered to help fundraise for his nephew's class trip to Chile”

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collectfund-raisefund raise
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Meanings

verbfundraise (third-person singular simple present fundraises, present participle fundraising, simple past and past participle fundraised)

present singular third person fundraises · participle present fundraising · participle past fundraised · past fundraised

  1. intransitiveTo raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose).

    Daniel's uncle volunteered to help fundraise for his nephew's class trip to Chile

    Synonyms: collect

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose).

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collect

More synonyms by meaning

verbraise money for a cause or project

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fund-raisefund raise
Broader
raise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fund + raise, probably a back-formation from fundraising.

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APA

fundraise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundraise

MLA

“fundraise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundraise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fundraise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundraise.

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