past and past participle
Provided the money needed for a project, activity, or organization, or received that money in a passive sentence.
The city funded the new library.
The new library was funded by the city.
American English
How to pronounce funded
verb · adjectiveB1Common word
FUHNdihd
/ˈfən.dɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of fund
Provided the money needed for a project, activity, or organization, or received that money in a passive sentence.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past-participle adjective
Provided with money for a project, activity, or organization.
The fully funded program starts next month.
The team joined a fully funded research project.
Useful expressions
to collect money for a particular purpose
We raised funds for the local shelter.
to have no money left for a purpose
The project ran out of funds in June.
an investment fund owned by many investors
Her retirement money is in a mutual fund.
Related words & forms
The past form is funded, with two d's. The -ing form is funding, with one d.