# funding

Pronunciation: say "FUN-ding" /ˈfʌndɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Money provided, especially by a government or organization, to pay for a project, organization, or activity; the providing of such money.
   - Simple: Money that is given to pay for a project, a group, or an activity, or the giving of this money.
   - _The research team secured funding from a government grant._
   - _Without adequate funding, the clinic will close by spring._

## Verb

2. Present participle of fund. — present participle and gerund of fund
   - Simple: Present participle of fund. Use this form for an action going on at the time you talk about.
   - _The foundation is funding research into several rare diseases._
   - _Private investors are funding the startup's expansion into new markets._

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