fund

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈfʌnd//

A sum or source of money.

noun

1
A sum or source of money.
the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
2
An organization managing such money.
3
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
4
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
an inexhaustible fund of stories
He was a most likeable and generous man, a Whitworth Scholar, and possessed of a fund of knowledge which seemed to cover every subject under the sun.

Etymology

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.

verb

1
To pay or provide money for.
He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
2
To place (money) in a fund.
3
To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

Forms

plural: funds
past tense: funded
past participle: funded
present participle: funding
third person singular: funds

function · What something does or is used for.functional · In good working order.functioning · functional, working

fund · A sum or source of money.

fundamental · A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law.…fundamentally · In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of…funded · Having received financial support; paid for.

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