fund
Americannoun
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a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose.
a fund for his education;
a retirement fund.
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supply; stock.
a fund of knowledge;
a fund of jewels.
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funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources.
to be momentarily without funds.
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an organization created to administer or manage a fund, as of money invested or contributed for some special purpose.
verb (used with object)
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to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).
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to convert (general outstanding debts) into a more or less permanent debt, represented by interest-bearing bonds.
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to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).
noun
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a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose
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a supply or store of something; stock
it exhausted his fund of wisdom
verb
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to furnish money to in the form of a fund
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to place or store up in a fund
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to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds
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to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of
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to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability)
to fund a pension plan
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to invest (money) in government securities See also funds
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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overfundverb (used with object)
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overfundnoun
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nonfundedadjective
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underfundingnoun
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prefundverb (used with object)
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underfundverb (used with object)
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fundernoun
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underfundedadjective
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has fundedperfect 3rd person singular
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have fundedperfect
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have been fundingperfect progressive
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are fundingprogressive
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fundssingular 3rd person
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has been fundingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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fundingparticiple
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am fundingprogressive 1st person singular
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is fundingprogressive 3rd person singular
Past
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had fundedperfect
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was fundingprogressive singular
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were fundingprogressive plural
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fundedparticiple
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had been fundingperfect progressive
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fundedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of fund
First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin fundus “bottom, estate”; replacing fond 2 in most of its senses
Explanation
A fund is a supply of money to be used for a specific purpose. You can start a fund for almost anything, such as your child’s education, a new car, or the establishment of the world’s largest origami collection. Fund can be used as a verb meaning “provide funds for something.” If you’re unable to save up the money to start your origami collection, you might ask a friend to fund it. (We predict she’ll say no.) An organization that raises money for a particular, often charitable, purpose can also be called a fund. We doubt an origami collection warrants its own fund, but there's no harm in trying.
Vocabulary lists containing fund
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Example Sentences
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Later that year, Aschenbrenner launched his hedge-fund firm, which he described as a “brain trust on AI,” with Carl Shulman, another AI intellectual who once worked at Peter Thiel’s macro hedge fund.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Sanders noted that OpenAI has backed establishing a public wealth fund that gives every citizen “a stake in AI-driven economic growth,” with rivals supporting similar plans.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Epstein sought unsuccessfully to convince Gates to establish a global donor fund with JPMorgan and discovered some of the billionaire’s extramarital affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Alternatively, invest the entire $2,000 in a low-cost, broadly diversified index fund.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
She set up a trust fund with Ivan Woolworth, an attorney who worked for the Fischers pro bono.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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