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# funded

«funded» in Mova's school dictionary: **Paid for by money from a person, group or government** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb, past form of fund (fund, funds, funded, funding); adjective (funded, well-funded)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Paid for by money from a person, group or government. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#m1)

2) Given enough money to work: «well-funded», «underfunded». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday and adult life it says who pays for something: «the library is funded by the council». In news, «underfunded» schools or hospitals do not get enough money. Phrases: funded by, publicly funded, well-funded, underfunded, fully funded.

### examples

- The new park was funded by the town council. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x1)
- Our trip was partly funded by the parents' association. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x2)
- Public libraries are funded by taxes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x3)
- The project was fully funded, so building could start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x4)
- The hospital is underfunded and needs more nurses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x5)
- The research was funded by a big charity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/#x6)

### note

Usually used with «by» to name the payer. Opposite idea: unfunded, underfunded. Related noun: funding.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «funded» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funded/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.