crowdfund
verb
crowd·fund
ˈkrau̇d-ˌfənd 
crowdfunded; crowdfunding; crowdfunds
transitive verb
: to obtain needed funding for (something, such as a new business) by soliciting contributions from a large number of people especially from the online community
Kudos to former Nashvillian, Devin Haqq, filmmaker, actor, writer and director who was very successful when he decided to crowdfund his film "Ambition's Debt".—
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The Nevada Commission on Ethics reprimanded him for trying to use his government position to crowdfund his legal bills, and, last year, a judge ordered him to pay more than a hundred and fifty thousand dollars to cover his opponents’ expenses and various court costs.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
From there, investigators could crowdfund and raise money for the rest of the identification process.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Near the end of 2023, Russell’s office asked the community to help crowdfund the procedure, Russell said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
In the days and weeks after hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed the Southeast, communities are looking to crowdfund for repairs as conspiracy theories dog efforts to rebuild.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
From there, investigators could crowdfund and raise money for the rest of the identification process.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Near the end of 2023, Russell’s office asked the community to help crowdfund the procedure, Russell said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
In the days and weeks after hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed the Southeast, communities are looking to crowdfund for repairs as conspiracy theories dog efforts to rebuild.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Crowdfund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowdfund. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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