funding

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

funding — noun

1. the supply of money — typically from a government, charity, business, or investo

1.名詞B2
釋義

the supply of money — typically from a government, charity, business, or investor — that lets a project, programme, or organisation actually go ahead, and also the activity of supplying it.

例句

The new arts centre still needs another five million pounds in funding before construction can begin.

in + funding (countable amount measure)

Trang's lab won three years of research funding from the national science foundation.

research / government / private + funding

同義詞
  • financing

    near-identical, but more often used in business/loan contexts

  • backing

    informal; can include support beyond money

  • grant

    countable; a specific named sum given for a purpose

  • subsidy

    ongoing government money to keep prices low or businesses going

反義詞
  • funding cut

    the removal or reduction of money already promised

文法句型

funding + for [project]

funding + from [source]

secure / receive / cut funding

用法筆記

Uncountable: say 'a lot of funding', 'extra funding', 'more funding' — never 'a funding' or 'two fundings'. Common verbs: secure, receive, raise, provide, cut, withdraw. Distinguish from 'fund' (singular, countable: a sum of money set aside) and 'funds' (plural, the money itself).

常見錯誤

❌I applied for two fundings.
✅I applied for two grants.' OR 'I applied for funding from two organisations.
💡'funding' is uncountable, so use a countable noun like 'grant' for individual amounts.
❌They cut the funding off.
✅They cut the funding.' OR 'They cut off the funding.
💡'cut' alone is enough; the phrasal verb keeps 'off' before 'funding'.