"fundraise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfʌndˌɹeɪz/ [General-American] Forms: fundraises [present, singular, third-person], fundraising [participle, present], fundraised [participle, past], fundraised [past]
Etymology: From fund + raise, probably a back-formation from fundraising. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fund|raise}} fund + raise, {{back-form|en|fundraising|nocap=1}} back-formation from fundraising Head templates: {{en-verb}} fundraise (third-person singular simple present fundraises, present participle fundraising, simple past and past participle fundraised)
  1. (intransitive, with for) To raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose). Tags: intransitive Synonyms: collect

Inflected forms

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