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
- funder noun
- nonfunded adjective
- overfund noun
- prefund verb (used with object)
- underfund verb (used with object)
- underfunded adjective
- underfunding noun
Etymology
Origin of fund
First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin fundus “bottom, estate”; replacing fond 2 in most of its senses
Example Sentences
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Neil Barofsky, an ombudsman tasked with investigating funds stolen from Holocaust victims, told the panel that 150 or more key documents are being withheld by the Swiss banking giant, which acquired Credit Suisse in 2023.
From Barron's
Microsoft, the fund’s largest holding, has shed more than a quarter of its value since peaking on July 31.
From Barron's
Alternative investment managers that plowed into private credit are getting hit as investors worry about more redemptions from semiliquid private funds and slowing asset growth in the formerly hot sector.
From Barron's
“The capabilities we unlock by making space-based data centers a reality will fund and enable self-growing bases on the Moon, an entire civilization on Mars and ultimately expansion to the universe,” Musk said.
From MarketWatch
Instead of going through the usual regulatory process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would have to certify compliance with local standards.
From Los Angeles Times
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