fundraising meaning

fundraising means 'the act of collecting money for a cause or event'.

fundraising :

related to collecting money

adjective

▪ We have a fundraising event tomorrow.

▪ We have an event to collect money tomorrow.

▪ The fundraising campaign was successful.

▪ The campaign to collect money was successful.

paraphrasing

▪ charitable – related to helping others

▪ financial – related to money

▪ nonprofit – not for making money

▪ donation – related to giving

fundraising

fundraising :

the act of collecting money

noun

▪ The school held a fundraising.

▪ The school collected money.

▪ Fundraising helps many people.

▪ Collecting money helps many people.

paraphrasing

▪ collection – gathering money

▪ drive – effort to collect money

▪ campaign – organized effort

▪ charity – giving to help others

Pronunciation

fundraising [ˈfʌndˌreɪ.zɪŋ]

The stress is on 'fund' and sounds like 'fund-ray-zing'.

Common phrases and grammar about fundraising

fundraising - Common meaning

adjective
related to collecting money
noun
the act of collecting money

Part of Speech Changes for "fundraising"

▪ fundraise (verb) – to collect money

▪ fundraiser (noun) – person or event that collects money

Common Expressions with "fundraising"

▪ fundraising event – an event to collect money

▪ fundraising campaign – a plan to collect money

▪ fundraising goal – the amount of money to collect

▪ fundraising effort – the work to collect money

Important examples of fundraising in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, fundraising is often used to describe events or efforts to collect money.

▪The team organized a fundraising event.
▪The team set up an event to collect money.

Example of a confusing word: financing (providing funds)

▪The team organized a financing event.
▪The team provided funds for an event.
"Fundraising" refers to activities aimed at gathering money for a specific purpose, typically through events or campaigns. In the sentence "The team organized a fundraising event," it correctly describes an event to collect money. "Financing," on the other hand, means providing funds or capital, usually for a business or project. Saying "organized a financing event" implies the team is providing money rather than collecting it, which changes the meaning entirely and is contextually incorrect here. Therefore, "fundraising" is the appropriate choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Fundraising is often used as a noun in TOEIC questions to describe the act of collecting money.

▪The charity relies on fundraising.
▪The charity depends on collecting money.

fundraising

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

fundraising drive

'effort to collect money', used in contexts where there is a focused attempt to raise funds.

▪They started a fundraising drive for the school.
▪They began an effort to collect money for the school.

grassroots fundraising

means 'collecting money from a large number of people', often used in political or community contexts.

▪The campaign relied on grassroots fundraising.
▪The campaign depended on collecting money from many people.

Differences between similar words and fundraising

fundraising

,

charity

differences

Fundraising is the act of collecting money, while charity is the act of giving money or help.

fundraising
▪The school held a fundraising event.
▪The school held an event to collect money.
charity
▪She donated to charity.
▪She gave money to help others.

fundraising

,

donation

differences

Fundraising is the process of collecting money, while donation is the act of giving money.

fundraising
▪Fundraising helps support the project.
▪He gave money to the school.
donation
▪He made a donation to the school.
▪He gave money to the school.

Words with the same origin as fundraising

The origin of fundraising

The word's etymology is not clear.

Word structure

The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.

Words with the same origin

The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.

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