verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

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

2. 2
   raise money for a cause or project wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

collectfund raisefund raisefund-raise

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

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