noun
funding
Money provided for a particular purpose.
The library needs more funding to keep its doors open.
Etymology
A fund is a supply of money available for a purpose. Funding names the act of supplying it and, by extension, the money supplied.
More examples
- The school receives federal funding for its lunch program.
- A lack of funding delays repairs to the bridge.
- Private donations provide most of the funding for our research.
Forms
fund verb — Provide money for a particular purpose.