raise money — collect funds
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to collect money from people for a particular purpose, such as a project, charity, or event.
Say it like a native
Textbook The charity endeavours to procure funds for the cause.
Native The charity is trying to raise money for the cause.
'Raise money' is the natural phrase; 'procure funds' is bureaucratic.
Pattern: raise money (for something)
In use
- The students organized a bake sale to raise money for their school trip.daily life
- In my opinion, schools should encourage students to raise money for local charities because it teaches them responsibility and teamwork.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We raised money to the school.
✓ We raised money for the school.
'Raise money FOR' a cause — not 'to'.
Common collocations
raise money + for— for charity, for a cause, for the school, online
Don't confuse it
'Raise money' is about collecting money from others, while 'save money' means to keep your own money.