fund

[fuhnd]

noun

1. a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose.

   a fund for his education;

   a retirement fund.

2. supply; stock.

   a fund of knowledge;

   a fund of jewels.

   Synonyms: hoard, mine, fount, reservoir, store

3. funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources.

   to be momentarily without funds.

4. an organization created to administer or manage a fund, as of money invested or contributed for some special purpose.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).

2. to convert (general outstanding debts) into a more or less permanent debt, represented by interest-bearing bonds.

3. to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).

fund

/ fʌnd /

noun

1. a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose

2. a supply or store of something; stock

   it exhausted his fund of wisdom

verb

1. to furnish money to in the form of a fund

2. to place or store up in a fund

3. to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds

4. to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of

5. to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability)

   to fund a pension plan

6. to invest (money) in government securities See also funds

Other Word Forms

• nonfunded adjective
• overfund verb (used with object)
• prefund verb (used with object)
• underfund verb (used with object)
• underfunded adjective
• underfunding noun
• funder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fund¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin fundus “bottom, estate”; replacing fond ² in most of its senses

Word History and Origins

Origin of fund¹

C17: from Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land, estate; compare _fond ²

Example Sentences

Field studies that could answer these questions are uncommon because they require extensive time and funding.

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RV Investigator is part of the Marine National Facility, national collaborative research infrastructure funded by the Australian Government and operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, on behalf of the nation.

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We were there to call on McConnell and other leaders to restore the health care and nutritional funding people in our communities need to survive.

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He would regularly see 'The Hitman' in some of the local pubs after his retirement and recalls how Hatton helped to raise funds for a charity which was supporting Sue's late son, who had cancer.

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Is this a good or bad time to dip into my $650K retirement fund to remodel my bathroom?

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Related Words

• capital 
• endowment 
• foundation 
• stock 
• supply 
• treasury 
• trust