fundraiser

English

Alternative forms

• fund-raiser

Etymology

fund +‎ raiser

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/

• Audio (UK):

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• Hyphenation: fund‧rais‧er

Noun

fundraiser (plural fundraisers)

1. An event undertaken to get money by voluntary contributions for a particular activity, such as equipment for extracurricular sports programs, or to defray laboratory costs (salaries) for research of a cure for a particular disease.

   This year's fundraiser will be a walkathon.

2. An individual who collects money from the public for some charitable cause.

Translations

event undertaken to get money

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 募捐活動／募捐活动 (mùjuān huódòng), 募捐活动 (mùjuān huódòng)

• Czech: peněžní sbírka f
• Dutch: inzamelactie, inzamelingsactie (nl)
• Finnish: varainhankintatilaisuus
• French: collecte de fonds f
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• German: Spendenaktion (de) f
• Navajo: béeso adaʼhaʼnį́į́ł
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: сбор средств m (sbor sredstv)
• Spanish: recaudación de fondos f
• Vietnamese: (cuộc) vận động gây quỹ, (cuộc) chiến dịch gây quỹ

individual who collects money

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 募捐者 (mùjuān zhě)

• Dutch: collectant (nl)
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• Finnish: varainhankkija
• Malay: pengumpul dana
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can