Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funding

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: fund-ing
IPA: /ˈfʌndɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fund

noun

The action of the verb fund.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Money provided as funds.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However the collapse in demand for rail and air travel caused by the pandemic has had a knock-on effect for the project's funding."
"The council is providing funding to the church to repair the roof."
"Second, a bank can commit to provide a maximum amount of money (e.g., $US1,000,000) in one or more fundings over a set period of time (e.g., one year). Such credit facilities are called “lines of credit.”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

fundings (plural)

Derived Forms

antifunding crowdfunding overfunding

Phrases

backpack funding funding liquidity risk seed funding self-funding soft funding

Synonyms

financing support financial support backing financial backing

Rhymes With

refunding defunding

Questions

How do you pronounce funding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌndɪŋ/.
What does funding mean?: present participle and gerund of fund

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