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funding noun

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Definition

money given by a government or organization for an event or activity
Ian is trying to get funding for his research.
They received state funding for the project.

(Definition of funding noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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