verb
- removes or withdraws funding from (an organization, program, or institution)
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘defund’
Examples
- The city council defunds programs that show poor results.
- The new administration defunds several environmental agencies.
- When the state defunds public libraries, communities suffer.
- The board defunds any project that exceeds its budget.
- Congress defunds the program after reviewing its effectiveness.
- The university defunds departments with declining enrollment.