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

The cabinet on Tuesday declared Songkhla a disaster zone, freeing up funds for relief.

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Her yard signs read: "Feed kids, fix roads, fund hospitals".

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Drugmakers have opposed the Medicare drug-price negotiations because they say they jeopardize their ability to fund research and development of new medicines.

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This structure—combined with its independent sources of funding and its reported record of abuses—posed a direct threat to Sudan’s stability and to the unity of our national institutions.

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Candidates must be presented by a state or group of states, and submit a vision statement and list funding sources.

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Related Words

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