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fund

fund [ fund ]


noun  (plural funds)
Definition:
 
1. supply: a source or stock of something
a vast fund of knowledge

2. reserve of money: a sum of money saved or invested for a particular purpose
We've started an education fund for our children.

3. organization administering reserve of money: an organization that manages a sum of money for a particular purpose
a mutual fund



plural noun funds 
Definition:
 
1. money: money, especially money that is available to spend
I'm a little short of funds at the moment.

2. U.K. government securities: British government securities that finance the national debt and pay a fixed rate of interest



transitive verb  (past and past participle fund·ed, present participle fund·ing, 3rd person present singular funds)
Definition:
 
1. provide money for something: to provide money needed to finance a project or keep it running ( often passive )
environmental projects that are funded by local government

2. finance provide money to pay debt: to provide a sum of money to pay off a debt or its interest

3. finance make debt long-term: to convert a short-term debt into a long-term debt with a fixed rate of interest

[Mid-17th century. < Latin fundus "bottom"]

fund·er noun
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