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
Derived Forms
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overfundnoun
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prefundverb (used with object)
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underfundingnoun
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nonfundedadjective
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underfundedadjective
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underfundverb (used with object)
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fundernoun
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overfundverb (used with object)
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have fundedperfect
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has fundedperfect 3rd person singular
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has been fundingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is fundingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am fundingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been fundingperfect progressive
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are fundingprogressive
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fundssingular 3rd person
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fundingparticiple
Past
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had fundedperfect
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had been fundingperfect progressive
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were fundingprogressive plural
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was fundingprogressive singular
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fundedparticiple
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fundedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of fund
First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin fundus “bottom, estate”; replacing fond 2 in most of its senses
Explanation
A fund is a supply of money to be used for a specific purpose. You can start a fund for almost anything, such as your child’s education, a new car, or the establishment of the world’s largest origami collection. Fund can be used as a verb meaning “provide funds for something.” If you’re unable to save up the money to start your origami collection, you might ask a friend to fund it. (We predict she’ll say no.) An organization that raises money for a particular, often charitable, purpose can also be called a fund. We doubt an origami collection warrants its own fund, but there's no harm in trying.
Vocabulary lists containing fund
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Example Sentences
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Supporters of a half-cent sales tax proposed to help fund health services in Los Angeles County declared victory Tuesday after days of steadily gaining ground as more ballots were counted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But, it added, "ultimately, the foundation did not pursue any collaboration with Epstein and no fund was ever created".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The expected depletion date for the Hospital Insurance trust fund is 2033, at which point only 89% of benefits would be paid.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“I think most retail investors should avoid trading this like the plague,” said Dave Nadig, a veteran fund analyst who expects extreme volatility in SpaceX share prices in the weeks after it goes public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Around each island Lippmann seated a single hedge fund manager whom he had persuaded to short subprime bonds, along with investors who were long those same bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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