funding
/ˈfʌndɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण फ़न्डिंग
वित्तपोषण, निधि, धन-सहायता
Core word
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money that a government or an organisation provides for a particular purpose
वित्तपोषण, निधि, धन-सहायता
- The project has received funding from the state government.
- Many schools face cuts in funding.
- The school needs more funding to build a science lab.
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- Lack of funding forced the theatre to close.
- Funding for the scheme will come from the central government.
Synonyms finance financing sponsorship
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
funding (uncountable noun)
Funding is money given by a government or an organisation for a purpose. It is uncountable, so it takes no plural and a singular verb.
'Funding' वह धन है जो सरकार या संस्था किसी उद्देश्य के लिए देती है। यह अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता और क्रिया एकवचन आती है।
- The school received funding from the state.
- Funding for the new library is still pending.
funding for / of + project
Use for to name the purpose, and use of with the thing being funded. Funding for a project is more common.
उद्देश्य बताने के लिए 'for' आता है; कभी-कभी 'of' भी प्रयुक्त होता है। 'Funding for a project' अधिक आम है।
- The college applied for funding for research.
- The funding of rural schools needs attention.
funding from + source
From names the source: the government, a charity, a company or a bank.
'From' स्रोत बताता है: सरकार, चैरिटी, कंपनी या बैंक।
- The hospital gets funding from private donors.
cut / secure / provide funding
Common verbs that go with funding include secure, provide, cut and withdraw.
'Funding' के साथ secure, provide, cut और withdraw जैसी क्रियाएँ आम हैं।
- The state cut the funding for the programme.
- Radhika secured funding for her start-up.
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adjective + funding
governmentpublicprivateextrafulllong-term
- The museum depends on public funding.
verb + funding
secureprovidecutreceivewithdrawraise
- The team is trying to raise funding for the trip.
funding + noun
gapcrisissourcerequestbodycut
- A funding gap forced the school to delay the project.
funding for + purpose
researcheducationhealthsportsthe artsfarmers
- Funding for education was increased this year.
lack / shortage of funding
lack of fundingshortage of fundingloss of fundingcut in funding
- Lack of funding closed the village clinic.
“More examples 5
- The research project could not go ahead without outside funding.
बाहरी वित्तपोषण के बिना शोध परियोजना आगे नहीं बढ़ सकती थी।
- The government promised more funding for rural schools.
सरकार ने ग्रामीण स्कूलों के लिए अधिक धनराशि का वादा किया।
- Radhika applied for funding to start a small library.
राधिका ने एक छोटा पुस्तकालय शुरू करने के लिए धन के लिए आवेदन किया।
- Cuts in funding hurt the work of the local hospital.
धन में कटौती ने स्थानीय अस्पताल के काम को नुक़सान पहुँचाया।
- The team is waiting for confirmation of funding from the sponsor.
टीम प्रायोजक से धनराशि की पुष्टि की प्रतीक्षा कर रही है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The college got many fundings from the government.
✓ The college got a lot of funding from the government.
Funding is uncountable and cannot take many or a plural -s.
'Funding' अगणनीय है और उसके साथ 'many' या बहुवचन -s नहीं आता।
✗ The funding for the school were cut.
✓ The funding for the school was cut.
The subject funding is singular, so the verb is was.
Subject 'funding' एकवचन है, इसलिए क्रिया 'was' आती है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
finance financing sponsorship
§Grammar and usage
Funding is uncountable, so say 'more funding', not 'more fundings'.
Funding uncountable है, इसलिए 'more funding' कहें, 'more fundings' नहीं।