fund

To provide money for a project, activity, or organisation; to finance.

• funding/ˈfʌndɪŋ/(n)资助；资金
• funded/ˈfʌndɪd/(adj)有资金支持的
• funder/ˈfʌndə/(n)资助方

• publicly funded
• fund research
• fund a project
• secure funding
• funding gap
• privately funded
• fund the work

1. 1.The research was funded by a combination of government grants and charitable donations from private foundations.
2. 2.The organisation struggled to fund its operations after its main benefactor withdrew support unexpectedly.

• finance/faɪˈnæns/— provide money for
• endow/ɪnˈdaʊ/— give a permanent income to
• subsidise/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/— support with money

from Latin "fundus" = bottom, foundation; "fund" as a pool of money developed in the 17th century