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funded

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfəndəd// UK //fˈʌndɪd// fund·ed

v. to provide the money needed for a specific purpose, like a project or a business. You use this when a person or group pays for something to happen.

v. to provide financial resources for a particular purpose, project, or institution. Transitive — requires a direct object, though frequently encountered in the passive voice.


SIMPLE

The government funded the new hospital project.

CONTEXTUAL

The research team applied for a grant to ensure their study on climate change was fully funded for the next three years.

COMPLEX

While the initial startup phase was funded by private investors, the company eventually sought public subsidies to expand its infrastructure across the rural provinces.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; it is very common in the passive form ('is funded by').

Pitfall

The project was funded from the bank.The project was funded by the bank.When identifying the source of the money, use the preposition 'by' for the agent or 'through' for the method, rather than 'from'.

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