fund

American  

[fuhnd] / fʌnd /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

• 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

Supported by funding from the European Research Council, the research team is investigating how early humans encoded information through visual symbols.

From Science Daily

Bradford is set to receive a further £1m in government funding to help keep culture "low cost" and accessible, it has been confirmed.

From BBC

Her embassy said the US had provided more than $1.9bn in health funding to Zimbabwe over the last two decades.

From BBC

The company’s financing plans will also be subject to scrutiny, although CoreWeave has been making strides to secure new funding and lower its interest payments.

From MarketWatch

David Tepper, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management, on Wednesday criticized Whirlpool WHR -0.88%decrease; red down pointing triangle , accusing the appliance maker of destroying shareholder value and calling for sweeping strategic changes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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