"funding" in the noun sense
1. support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing
financial resources provided to make some project possible
"the foundation provided support for the experiment"
2. financing, funding
the act of financing
"funding" in the verb sense
1. fund
convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
2. fund
place or store up in a fund for accumulation
3. fund
provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
4. fund
invest money in government securities
5. fund
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
"fund a medical care plan"
6. fund
furnish money for
"The government funds basic research in many areas"
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