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defunding

defunding is the present participle and gerund of defund.

Meaning of defund

Verb

defund (third-person singular simple present defunds, present participle defunding, simple past and past participle defunded)

  1. (US, transitive) To cancel funding for.
    • Did the Arizona legislators satisfy the principles of deliberation when they decided to defund organ transplants?1996, Amy Gutmann, Dennis Frank Thompson, Democracy and Disagreement
    Synonyms:
    unfund

Noun

defunding (plural defundings)

  1. An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.
    • So Republicans are planning instead a strategy of “defunding” the new health law.2010 October 14, “Coming back to bite him”, in The Economist
    Synonyms:
    unfunding

Synonyms of defunding

Forms of defunding

pluraldefundings

Questions about defunding

What does defunding mean?
Defunding means an instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.
What is defunding the present participle and gerund of?
Defunding is the present participle and gerund of defund.
What part of speech is defunding?
Defunding is a noun.
What is the plural of defunding?
The plural of defunding is defundings.

Words near defunding in the dictionary

  1. defuncts
  2. defund
  3. defunded
  4. defunder
  5. defunders
  6. defunding
  7. defundings
  8. defunds
  9. DeFuniak Springs
  10. defunkified
  11. defunkifies

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