Funded

fund  (fnd)

n.

1. A source of supply; a stock: a fund of goodwill.

2.

a. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose: a pension fund.

b. funds Available money; ready cash: short on funds.

3. funds The stock of the British permanent national debt, considered as public securities. Used with the.

4. An organization established to administer and manage a sum of money.

tr.v. fund·ed, fund·ing, funds

1. To provide money for paying off the interest or principal of (a debt).

2. To convert into a long-term or floating debt with fixed interest payments.

3. To place in a fund for accumulation.

4. To furnish a fund for: funded the space program.

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[Latin fundus, bottom, piece of land.]

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Adj.

1.

funded - furnished with funds; "well-funded research" unfunded - not furnished with funds; "an unfunded project"