Fund-raising or fundraising?
fund-raising is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of fundraising”; fundraising is a noun meaning “The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. fund-raising is written with a hyphen and fundraising as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between fund-raising and fundraising?
| fund-raising | fundraising | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of fundraising | The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | fund-raisings | fundraisings |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 6.5 times per million words |
Sources: fund-raising and fundraising in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of fund-raising and fundraising
fund-raising
- 1
Alternative spelling of fundraising
fundraising
- 1
The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses
- 2
Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, fund-raising or fundraising?
fund-raising is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; fundraising 6.5 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).