funding

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/

funding is the present participle and gerund of fund.

Noun

funding (countable and uncountable, plural fundings)

The action of the verb fund.
- However the collapse in demand for rail and air travel caused by the pandemic has had a knock-on effect for the project's funding.2021 May 5, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Heathrow Western Rail Access scheme 'on hold'”, in RAIL, number 930, page 26
Money provided as funds.
- The council is providing funding to the church to repair the roof.
- Second, a bank can commit to provide a maximum amount of money (e.g., $US1,000,000) in one or more fundings over a set period of time (e.g., one year). Such credit facilities are called “lines of credit.”2013, Brian Nelson, Law and Ethics in Global Business

fund (third-person singular simple present funds, present participle funding, simple past and past participle funded)

(transitive) To pay or provide money for.
- He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
(transitive) To place (money) in a fund.
(transitive) To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

plural	fundings

What does funding mean?: Funding means the action of the verb fund.
What is funding the present participle and gerund of?: Funding is the present participle and gerund of fund.
What part of speech is funding?: Funding is a noun.
How do you pronounce funding?: Funding is pronounced /ˈfʌndɪŋ/.
What is the plural of funding?: The plural of funding is fundings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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