fund
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education;a retirement fund.
supply; stock: a fund of knowledge;a fund of jewels.
funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources: to be momentarily without funds.
an organization created to administer or manage a fund, as of money invested or contributed for some special purpose.
to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).
to convert (general outstanding debts) into a more or less permanent debt, represented by interest-bearing bonds.
to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).
Origin of fund
1Other words for fund
Other words from fund
- non·fund·ed, adjective
- o·ver·fund, noun
- o·ver·fund, verb (used with object)
- pre·fund, verb (used with object)
- un·der·fund, verb (used with object)
- un·der·fund·ed, adjective
- un·der·fund·ing, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for fund
/ (fʌnd) /
a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose
a supply or store of something; stock: it exhausted his fund of wisdom
to furnish money to in the form of a fund
to place or store up in a fund
to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds
to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of
to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability): to fund a pension plan
to invest (money) in government securities: See also funds
Origin of fund
1Derived forms of fund
- funder, noun
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