Donate and Fund

Donate

Donate verb - To make a present of.

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Fund and donate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fund" instead a verb "Donate".

Nearby Words: donation, donating, donative

Fund verb - To furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income.

Usage example: her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater

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Donate and fund are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Donate" instead a verb "Fund".

Nearby Words: funding, funded

life	donate life	fund life
money	donate money	fund money

Then, having beaten the first big boss in the game, their patrons donate a sizable fund and a second royal charter to settle that wilderness.

Source: Unexpected Gameplay Change
After his boss gives George a large sum of money to donate to this fund, George contemplates starting it for real and becoming a philanthropist.

Source: Fake-Real Turn
The song School for Monsters in Avenue Q has Trekkie Monster donate $10 million to fund Kate's monster school.

Source: Asspull

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