fundraise
gb/fˈʌndɹˈaɪz/ us/fˈʌndɹˈaɪz/
B2
Anglais
adományt gyűjt, pénzt gyűjt
VERBE
B2
1
pénzt gyűjt
A2
Schéma d’usage :
fundraise; fundraise for [a cause/organization/campaign]; fundraise [an amount]
The students are fundraising for a local animal shelter.
A diákok egy helyi állatmenhely számára gyűjtenek adományokat.
Her campaign has fundraised more than two million dollars this year.
A kampánya idén már több mint kétmillió dollárt gyűjtött össze.
Many small nonprofits now fundraise through social media.
Exemples pédagogiques
We are fundraising for our school trip.
Az iskolai kirándulásunkra gyűjtünk pénzt.
They fundraised online for the hospital.
Online gyűjtöttek pénzt a kórház számára.
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse fundraise with donate: the person who fundraises collects money; the person who donates gives money. “Raise money” is often more common than “fundraise money.”
Sens
raise money for a cause
Collocations
fundraise for charity
|fundraise for a campaign
|fundraise for a nonprofit
|fundraise online
|fundraise door to door
|fundraise through donations
|fundraise from supporters
|fundraise a million dollars
|help fundraise
|try to fundraise
Synonymes
raise money (More common and conversational; can be used in almost any context.)
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collect donations (Emphasizes receiving gifts of money from donors.)
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solicit donations (More formal; emphasizes asking people for donations.)
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crowdfund (Specifically means raising money online from many people.)
Antonymes
spend (Means to use money rather than collect it.)
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self-fund (Means to pay with one’s own money instead of raising money from others.)
Thèmes
charity
|money
|nonprofits
|politics
|business
Définition
To ask people or organizations to give money for a cause or project.
To collect or seek money for a charity, organization, political campaign, project, or other cause.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
fundraise
API
GB/fˈʌndɹˈaɪz/
US/fˈʌndɹˈaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
fun - draise (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (fun)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: fundraise
- 3rd Person Singular: fundraises
- Present Participle: fundraising
- Past: fundraised
- Past Participle: fundraised
Expressions
fundraise off
1/fˈʌndɹˈaɪz ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
informal
raise money using an issue
To ask for donations by using a particular news event or issue, especially when this may seem unfair or opportunistic.
Exemples
- Both parties tried to fundraise off the court decision within hours of the announcement.
- The organization was criticized for fundraising off the tragedy.
- Some influencers fundraise off viral controversies instead of offering real help.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The campaign fundraised off the news story.
- People criticized them for fundraising off the disaster.