单词 | funding |
释义 | fundingfund‧ing /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ ●●○ AWL noun [uncountable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormoney for starting a new business or other activity► finance Collocations British /financing American British money that you borrow or receive in order to pay for something important and expensive, for example for starting a business: · We can't continue our research unless we get more finance.· The business plan is strong, but without financing, it will never work.finance for: · Scottish Homes is the nation's biggest source of finance for house building. obtain/raise finance: · The next step was to obtain finance to develop the project.· You'll have to explain to them how you intend to raise the financing you need.provide finance: · The European Investment Bank will provide finance for a variety of regional initiatives. ► capital a large amount of money that you can use to start a business or to pay for something that will later produce more money: · There is a shortage of capital for building new aircraft.· Our return on capital has more than doubled since 1980.investment capital: · The plan is expected to create vast amounts of investment capital.raise capital: · Since the stockmarket crash, companies have been trying to raise capital by selling new stock. ► funding money that a government provides to pay for education, theatre, music etc, not for business activities: · The President has yet to approve the additional funding needed to implement the program. · If the funding were increased by just 12%, we could be close to a cure for the disease in five years.funding of: · A special body advises the government on the funding of research.funding for: · Cuts in funding for the arts has lead to the closure of several theatres.government/federal/state/public funding (=funding provided by the government): · Congress banned federal funding of embryo research in 1995.· The church is seeking an extra $300,000 in government funding.lack of funding (=not enough funding): · School facilities have deteriorated over the past six years because of a lack of funding.provide funding: · The Center will also provide funding to improve data collection and research. ► investment the money that people or organizations give to a company, business, or bank, because they expect that they will get back more money than they gave: · In ten years' time, your investment should be worth four times what it is now.· Once we have seen an improvement in the company's performance, we will think about further investment.· exciting investment opportunitiesinvestment in: · We have the largest investment in microelectronics technology of any company in the world.make an investment: · The Postal Service has made an extremely large investment in automated technology.foreign investment (=investment in a country that is not your own country): · Foreign investment peaked in November, when overseas investors took advantage of low prices.sound investment (=an investment that is not likely to lose money): · Buying shares in blue-chip companies is always a sound investment. ► sponsorship money that is provided by a company or by the government to pay for someone to do something or pay for something such as a sports event, art show etc: · We are looking for sponsorship from local businesses.· Companies can help projects by providing financial sponsorship, office space, or printing facilities.sponsorship of: · a ban on tobacco company sponsorship of sports eventsgovernment/state sponsorship: · The exhibition received £50,000 in government sponsorship.corporate sponsorship (=sponsorship from a private company): · Corporate sponsorship ensures that far more money finds its way into sport than would otherwise be the case. ► grant an amount of money that a government or other organization gives to someone to help pay for something good or useful, such as their education: · These grants will help communities address the problems faced by young people.grant from: · You can get a grant from the council to pay for the repairs.a grant of $400/£30 etc: · She received a grant of £20,000 from the Arts Council to set up the Centre.government/state/federal grant: · Researchers at the University of San Francisco will receive a $6.7 million federal grant for research on ovarian cancer.block grant (=money that the central government gives to local government to help pay for roads, police, schools etc): · Our role is to decide how the block grant should be allocated.development grant (=money that a government gives to a country or a city to help pay for economic development in a particular area): · The building was converted into flats with the aid of an urban development grant.· Most regions in Spain and Portugal qualify for sizeable development grants from the EU.research grant (=a grant given to someone to do research in a particular subject): · Research grants are plentiful in science and engineering subjects, but much harder to get in the humanities.award/give somebody a grant: · He was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation, which enabled him to finish the work.apply for a grant: · To apply for a loan or grant, call 1-800-323-4140.· We're applying for a grant of £500 for equipment.grant proposal (=a special form that you fill in when you ask for a grant): · Jen was up all night writing her grant proposal. ► subsidy money that the government provides to help a business or industry which might not be able to operate without this additional money: · The taskforce has recommended some kind of subsidy to help businesses get their Internet start-ups off the ground.· Lacking the generous subsidies that European orchestras receive, modern American groups are under increasing pressure to play popular pieces.state/federal/government/public subsidy : · Without state subsidies, the railways couldn't survive.· Federal subsidies would be available to help employers pay the insurance premiums.· They built and financed a whole new suburb, and they did it without a public subsidy.agricultural/farm subsidy: · US farmers are having trouble coping with the reductions in agricultural subsidies.· Farm subsidies totaled $53 billion last year. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a funding council Word family (=for giving money to projects, organizations etc)· a further education funding council COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► additional· The main priority will always be to find some route to additional funding for books.· Additionally, if a young trainee achieves a vocational qualification additional funding can be received for the benefit of future trainees.· It is possible for such programmes to meet the objectives of organisations such as LEAs and TECs thus attracting additional funding.· Sponsorship and additional funding will be sought, to enhance company activities.· Every county has had to seek additional funding to support placement costs for children who do not have a mental handicap.· Needless to say, additional funding to set up these units is often slow to materialise.· We will reverse cuts in design consultancy schemes and provide additional funding for the Design Council.· Congressional criticism of Bush's proposals concentrated on the limited additional funding provided. ► adequate· Government reforestation targets are not being supported by adequate funding and can not be realised, the report claims.· Thus Southwark, which exports 70% of adults needing residential care, will not receive adequate funding to pay for future placements.· With adequate funding and proper policy the book industry could achieve self sufficiency and satisfy national demand, the report says.· How can it be discharged on adequate funding? ► central· A predominance of central funding will always leave the last word with government.· We are accordingly cutting back central funding, but at the same time encouraging an increased local spend.· Moscow Who get's what in the post-Soviet fall-out New law may remove all of central museum funding.· The lack of additional or ring-fenced central funding for the care programme approach as such was seen as a disadvantage.· No university under the current system gets central funding for helping the manufacturing base to adopt new technology. ► external· This had now become a major programme that would need external funding.· When the proposed research has received some external funding however administrative fees are imposed.· In 1987/88 £20 million out of a total budget of £156 million came from external funding.· Observers have pointed to the potential contradictions of a self-help project which is heavily reliant for its continuation on external funding.· The quality and reputation of Johnson Matthey Research and Development is demonstrated by the amount of external funding it has generated. ► extra· The health-care workers were demanding a 300 percent pay rise and extra funding for health care.· He says that the council has already had extra funding, how much more do the labour and liberal democrat councillors want?· He was concerned that under a new scheme announced earlier this month only successful schools would be given extra funding. ► federal· Censorship, the pious say, is not involved, only federal funding of art offensive to the majority. ► increased· However, the White Paper made no reference to any increased funding.· Now is the time for vice-chancellors to go in hard and exact promises of increased funding. ► local· The mathematically confusing and politically risky question of local government funding has worried both administrations.· Recently, the gallery was under the threat of total closure as the centre had lost its local funding.· He said that the real problem was a failure of local government funding.· There could well be a major collapse in the administration of local government funding. ► public· At the Arts Council, he accepted government wisdom about the need for alternatives to public funding.· It's organisers say it's for everyone and it's receiving public funding.· In addition to public funding, much health care is financed privately by both companies and individuals.· Do you think specific arts events should receive public funding, or are you unhappy about gay sexuality being publicised.· They tend to be wary of public funding, but accept limits on contributions and expenditure.· Officials also blame last year's Congress decision to ban the public funding of abortions in Washington.· This is partly the result of government policies aimed at reducing public funding in favour of increased private sponsorship.· This is especially true in Senate and House elections which receive no public funding. ► substantial· But the national clearinghouses, if they are to remain national services, need much more substantial funding.· Even so, the Department of Energy has not provided any substantial funding to the project since that time.· In addition, universities and polytechnics commonly derive substantial funding from endowments, or from grants and gifts from foundations and benefactors.· It has agreed a substantial increase in funding and premises for the Department for Continuing Education to facilitate new developments.· The Society came to receive quite substantial funding from the Kaiser from 1888-1910.· The Universities Funding Council provides substantial funding on research-based criteria for the humanities. NOUN► research· All institutions will be free to compete for selective research funding.· Changes in research management and research funding are the likeliest causes of the changes in publication patterns.· According to the white paper, the administration lacks environmental policy as well as research funding.· There will also be a bias in favour of SMEs when Government research funding is allocated.· Long-term research funding cut, with 500 scientists going at Natural Environment Research Council since 1983. ► state· Substantial state funding of major artistic enterprises will continue to be required if their standards are to be maintained.· Interestingly, this reliance on state funding is not confined solely to industry.· His pet project is a biotechnology institute in which state funding will be matched by contributions from the Schering drug company. VERB► cut· On the other hand, it perhaps also lulled government into a belief that it could cut back on core funding. ► increase· It also aims to increase its funding from the private sector.· In order to ensure the support of the nationalist parties Shamir increased settlement funding, including infrastructural development of the occupied territories. ► need· What is needed is enforcement and funding.· This had now become a major programme that would need external funding.· But the national clearinghouses, if they are to remain national services, need much more substantial funding.· High quality programmes need long-term commitment and funding.· Local authorities could be brought into that and such an amnesty would need Home Office funding and improved publicity. ► provide· Local authority stocks provide long-term funding.· Even so, the Department of Energy has not provided any substantial funding to the project since that time.· We will reverse cuts in design consultancy schemes and provide additional funding for the Design Council.· The Universities Funding Council provides substantial funding on research-based criteria for the humanities. ► receive· It's organisers say it's for everyone and it's receiving public funding.· Do you think specific arts events should receive public funding, or are you unhappy about gay sexuality being publicised.· When the proposed research has received some external funding however administrative fees are imposed.· Thus Southwark, which exports 70% of adults needing residential care, will not receive adequate funding to pay for future placements.· The Society came to receive quite substantial funding from the Kaiser from 1888-1910.· Yet within a month it had received additional funding and increased sessions and would be able to meet demands previously unattainable.· This is especially true in Senate and House elections which receive no public funding.· I intend that Lanarkshire Development Agency should continue to receive special additional funding in subsequent years. ► seek· The interest rates offered to large lessors seeking funding for assets may be less than those offered to small companies.· Every county has had to seek additional funding to support placement costs for children who do not have a mental handicap.· She is seeking funding for a range of projects from tailoring and knitting bazaars to poultry raising.· They are seeking public and private funding for the installation of about 30 cameras to provide 24-hour monitoring of city centre streets. WORD FAMILYnounfundrefundfundingverbfundrefundadjectivefunded money that is provided by an organization for a particular purpose: ![]() |
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