Meaning & use
Crowdfund
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To raise money for a project or venture by collecting small contributions from a large number of people, typically online.
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The filmmakers decided to crowdfund their independent movie.
The startup crowdfunded its first product through an online campaign.
A note on using this word
A 21st-century coinage tied to platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe; entered mainstream dictionaries in the 2010s.
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