fund
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A sum or source of money.
Pronunciation
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fuhndIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfʌnd
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A sum or source of money.
An organization managing such money.
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
A supply of something available for future use
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
verb
Furnish money for
transitive
To pay or provide money for.
Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
transitive
To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.
Place or store up in a fund for accumulation
Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
A reserve of money set aside for some purpose.
A financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities.
Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Assets in the form of money.
Financial resources provided to make some project possible.
Furnished with funds.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A campaign to raise money for some cause.
A campaign to raise money for some cause.
A campaign to raise money for some cause.
Raise money for a cause or project.
A mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange.
Funds held in escrow.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- fundsnoun
- investmentnoun
- investornoun
- financingnoun
- investverb
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Sense: sum or source of money
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