Crowdfunding

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet. uncountable, usually

    "It was discovered in September 2020 that Cosgrove was raising money on the “Christian crowdfunding site” GiveSendGo to fund his retirement."

  2. 2
    Funding from a large number of small backers wordnet

Example

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"In March of last year, the company raised $25,000 through the online crowdfunding website Kickstarter."

Etymology

From crowd + funding.

Related phrases

sharing economy

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