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defunding

  1. present participle and gerund of defund

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defunding (plural defundings)

  1. An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.
    Synonym: unfunding
    • 2010 October 14, “Coming back to bite him”, in The Economist:
      So Republicans are planning instead a strategy of “defunding” the new health law.