Raised money, they say (4)
I believe the answer is:
bred
'raised' is the definition.
(eg bred children)
'money they say' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'bread' (bread is slang for money).
'they say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bread' is a homophone of 'BRED'.
(Other definitions for bred that I've seen before include "Brought up (to behave in particular way)" , "(Well) brought up" , "Procreated" , "Reared" , "Gave rise to" .)