funds
noun
Form of fund , plural of fund.
Simple meaning
Permanent debts due by a government and paying interest.
Pronunciation
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fuhndzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfʌndz
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Definition
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noun
Permanent debts due by a government and paying interest.
Financial resources.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Permanent debts due by a government and paying interest.
Used this way, funds is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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More ways to use funds
- “We are trying to raise funds for the school trip.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: permanent debts due by a government and paying interest
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