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| fund [ fund ] |
noun (plural funds) |
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1. supply: a source or stock of something
  a vast fund of knowledge
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2. reserve of money: a sum of money saved or invested for a particular purpose
We've started an education fund for our children.
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3. organization administering reserve of money: an organization that manages a sum of money for a particular purpose
a mutual fund
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plural noun funds |
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1. money: money, especially money that is available to spend
I'm a little short of funds at the moment.
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2. U.K. government securities: British government securities that finance the national debt and pay a fixed rate of interest
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transitive verb (past and past participle fund·ed, present participle fund·ing, 3rd person present singular funds) |
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1. provide money for something: to provide money needed to finance a project or keep it running
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often passive
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environmental projects that are funded by local government
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2. finance provide money to pay debt: to provide a sum of money to pay off a debt or its interest
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3. finance make debt long-term: to convert a short-term debt into a long-term debt with a fixed rate of interest
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin fundus "bottom"] |
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| fund·er noun |
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