fundraise

verb

fund·​raise ˈfənd-ˌrāz 

variants or fund-raise

fundraised or fund-raised; fundraising ˈfənd-ˌrā-ziŋ  or fund-raising; fundraises or fund-raises

1

intransitive : to engage in the organized activity of raising funds to support a cause, campaign, etc.

He donated megabucks to all the trendy charities, and she served on the boards of everything. Perfect combination. He was generous and she was smart and well-organized. She could also fund-raise with the best of them.

—Sue Grafton

2

transitive : to obtain (money) through fundraising activities

About $9000 has been fundraised to cover the costs of flights with the Joss Group contributing $500 after Mrs. Michael appealed for help from Border businesses.

—Anthony Bunn

Examples of fundraise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of Kennedy and Trump’s most visible supporters have joined together in the ending weeks of the campaign to message around a sharper health focus, forming a political action committee called MAHA PAC to fundraise and bring new attention to Kennedy’s vision for a more health conscious country. —Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024

Although Holmes promised a revolutionary new technology for blood testing and fundraised aggressively, the technology never materialized. —Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Go deeper: Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump's Want more stories like this? —Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024

Jack had been caught going door to door, pretending to fundraise for St. John’s Homeless Shelter — a place Maylia’s mom sometimes stayed. —Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1