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fund
[fuhnd]
noun
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.
Synonyms: , , , ,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.
verb (used with object)
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.).
fund
/ ´ÚÊŒ²Ô»å /
noun
a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose
a supply or store of something; stock
it exhausted his fund of wisdom
verb
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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- nonfunded adjective
- overfund verb (used with object)
- prefund verb (used with object)
- underfund verb (used with object)
- underfunded adjective
- underfunding noun
- ˈ´Ú³Ü²Ô»å±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fund1
Example Sentences
"This is a turning point for our national infrastructure, and we're backing it with funding to support thousands of jobs and connect communities," Reeves said.
We found uncertainty over how legalising assisted dying would affect their services, and concern about funding shortages.
This created segregated schools with less funding and fewer resources for those in poor areas, which to this day are overcrowded and often suffer from the fallout of high crime, drug use and violence.
This new study was funded by environmental charity Fidras and involved sampling in 5 rivers in Wales, 3 in Northern Ireland 14 in Scotland and 10 in the north of England.
Soccer Aid has been raising money for United Nations children's fund Unicef since 2006, and some of the biggest names from sport and showbiz have taken part.
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