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Funding ˈfʌndɪŋ Noun Federal/State Large Cuts Government Scientific

Word3 funding
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ /ˈfʌndɪŋ/
Example
  • federal/state funding
  • there have been large cuts in government funding for scientific research.
  • alex originally struggled to secure funding for the project.
  • to receive/get/obtain funding for something
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funding

(noun)/ˈfʌndɪŋ/ /ˈfʌndɪŋ/
  1. money for a particular purpose; the act of providing money for such a purpose
    • federal/state funding
    • There have been large cuts in government funding for scientific research.
    • Alex originally struggled to secure funding for the project.
    • to receive/get/obtain funding for something
    • to provide/allocate funding for something
    • to withdraw/cut funding for something

    Extra Examples

    • About 70 per cent of current funding has gone on schools.
    • Half of the research posts depend on outside funding.
    • It gave us more time to raise the necessary funding.
    • Most of our funding comes from private sources.
    • Much of the funding dried up in the 1990s.
    • Present levels of funding have forced the school to close.
    • The president has promised full funding for the plans.
    • The refusal to provide extra funding for schools caused a storm.
    • The school has attracted funding from a number of sources.
    • We need to make sure that the funding goes to areas where its most needed.
    • the clandestine funding of an illegal group
    • public funding for the arts
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