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 project was funded by the Institute of Cannabis Research, Colorado's official state research institute, and carried out in partnership with MedPharm Research, LLC, a licensed testing facility, manufacturer, and retailer.

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The group noted the irony that the road wouldn’t be funded by Israeli taxpayers, but would use customs revenues Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority but which it frequently withholds.

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In particular, he notes, inflows into EM exchange-traded funds have contrasted with U.S. outflows over recent months.

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Clients' pension funds were found to have been invested in high-risk bonds against their interests in order to generate large commissions for SVS.

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Over the weekend, Cambodia sent home 64 South Koreans who had been held for their alleged links to "pig butchering" scams in which perpetrators build trust with victims online before stealing funds.

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Related Words

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