Invest money in government securities

• Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
• The act of financing
• Financial support
• Paying for entertainment that's dull for the most part
• Furnish money for
• Financial provision

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Funding \Fund"ing\, a. Providing a fund for the payment of the interest or principal of a debt. Investing in the public funds. Funding system , a system or scheme of finance or revenue by which provision is made for paying the interest or principal of a ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a funding council (= for giving money to projects, organizations etc ) ▪ a further education funding council COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE additional ▪ The main priority will always be to find some route to additional ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The action of the verb fund#Verb. 2 Money provided as funds. vb. (present participle of fund English)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Funding is the act of providing financial resources , usually in the form of money , or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organisation or government. Generally, this word is used when a firm uses ...