Paying for entertainment that's dull for the most part

• Invest money in government securities
• Financial support
• Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
• Furnish money for
• Financial resources provided to make some project possible
• Financial provision
• The act of financing

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 ...

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 ...