funds

/ (fʌndz) /

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pl n

money that is readily available

British government securities representing national debt

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How to use funds in a sentence

The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scalise spoke about taxes and government slush funds for a mere 15 minutes, Knight said.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The banquet was paid for with public funds, and taxpayers were understandably upset.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said he dipped into his personal funds and “reached out to some people who gave money” to get the PAC started.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Direct funds away from practices, policies, and programs that consistently fail to achieve measurable outcomes.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, how about the expansibility needed to supply adequate funds for crop-moving?
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Those who collect taxes without being duly authorized by Government, or misappropriate public funds.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The Institution had a great membership in England, and was generously helped there in the matter of funds by the public.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The invested funds of the society to-day amount to upwards of a million, and in 1897 they were £476,000.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Do the public funds exhibit the slightest symptoms of uneasiness or excitement?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

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