funding

[US]/ˈfʌndɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈfʌndɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the process of providing resources, typically through long-term bonds, to repay short-term debts.

Phrases & Collocations

funds

initial funding

Example Sentences

funding of the arts is paltry.

The funding was a one-shot deal.

The company is funding another scheme.

the clandestine funding of an illegal group

No funding will be available until the technology is completely proven.

set a high priority on funding the housing program.

money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries.

the funding covers transcription of nearly illegible photocopies.

government funding, a measure of the importance of the arts;

lack of funding has handicapped the development of research.

the experiments had to be wound up because the funding stopped.

We now need funding to turn the plans into bricks and mortar.

The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards.

However, without funding, it is likely that a hodge-podge of anglicisms will prevail.

She said rich country finding funding offers were wolfy and auti-quitewoefully inadequate.

covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels.See Synonyms at secret

The worker’s concern about cuts in the welfare funding has not abated.

police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding from local government via a levy on the rates.

Real-world Examples

The stopgap bill continues government funding until mid-January.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

The Trump administration proposed slashing the funding but Congress blocked the plan.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

And it doesn't get the funding it deserves.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

But without ample government funding, they can be prohibitively expensive.

Source: Vox opinion

Removing it would raise banks' funding costs.

Source: The Economist - China

Plus, the bees stand to get more funding next year.

Source: Crash Course Writing Series

It's worth about $19 billion in public and private funding.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2021

They lost IMF funding, a cooperation with the IMF after the coup.

Source: NPR News November 2013 Collection

Humanitarian workers say it is not getting enough funding or attention.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

President Trump also asked Congress for more military funding to tackle global threats.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2018

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