superfund

American

[soo-per-fuhnd] / ˈsu pərˌfʌnd /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

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

Etymology

Origin of superfund

First recorded in 1980–85; super- + fund

Example Sentences

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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

The EPA has bigger superfund fish to fry, and some of the arsenic and chromium gone is better than none of it.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2022

She already knew that her Apple department was located on a superfund site — meaning it required special oversight due to historical waste contamination.

From The Verge • Sep. 30, 2021

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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