superfund

American  

[soo-per-fuhnd] / ˈsu pərˌfʌnd /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project.

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Etymology

Origin of superfund

First recorded in 1980–85; super- + fund

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Example Sentences

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superfund

Also, a federal judge brings New York’s new climate superfund law to a grinding halt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He became a problem-solver for a company with plenty of legal headaches, from badly delayed power-plant projects to superfund site cleanups.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Energy bosses have insisted for some time that a government-backed superfund from which they could borrow to lower or freeze bills "is the only game in town".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2022

But the superfund sites are only the very dirtiest toxic messes in the United States, and they’re the only cleanups overseen by the EPA.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2022

Obviously, there are challenges that come with living along a superfund site without actual permission to be there.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

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