fund-rais·ing

fund-rais·ing
/ˈfʌndˌreızıŋ/ noun [noncount]
: activity done to collect money for a political party, charity, school, etc.

political fund-raising

a fund-raising dinner/campaign


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  • fundraising — fund‧rais‧ing [ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE 1. the activity of obtaining money for political parties, Charities etc: • The rules of campaign fundraising are brutally simple: money follows a winner. • The Bishop of Birmingham has… …   Financial and business terms

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