fund
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/ˈfʌnd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A sum or source of money.“a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students”
- An organization managing such money.
- A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.“Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.”
- A large supply of something to be drawn upon.“He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.”
verb
- To pay for.“He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.”
- To place (money) in a fund.
- To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.
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Synonyms
stockstoreinvestment companyinvestment firminvestment trustmonetary fundfunderbudgetfinancialpayinvestmentfund-raisingcashsubsidizeunderwritesubvention