fund (f nd)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. [Latin fundus, bottom, piece of land.] |
fund
Noun
1. a reserve of money set aside for a certain purpose
2. a supply or store of something
Verb
1. to provide money to
2. Finance to convert (short-term debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest
See also funds [Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land]
funder n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purposemutual fund - the pooled money that is invested in assets revolving fund - a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly sinking fund - a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities pension fund, superannuation fund - a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) slush fund - a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials trust fund - a fund held in trust bank deposit, deposit - money deposited in a bank or some similar institution money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" budget - a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year" petty cash - a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
| 2. | fund - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) government issue, military issue, issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting | |
| 3. |  fund - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companieshedge fund, hedgefund - a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, mutual fund - a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares closed-end fund, closed-end investment company - a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market face-amount certificate company - a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT - an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market unit investment trust, unit trust - a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance fixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust - an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized | |
| Verb | 1. | fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds finance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| 2. | fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation | |
| 3. | fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest | |
| 4. | fund - invest money in government securities | |
| 5. | fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" | |
| 6. | fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" grubstake - supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits bankroll - provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?" support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
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Translations
fund [fʌnd] n → caisse f, fonds m (= source, store); source f, mine f;
funds npl (= money) → fonds mpl
n fund [fand]
1 a sum of money for a special purpose Have you given money to the repair fund? fonds إعْتِماد مالي، مبلَغ مالي لهدف مُعَيَّن фонд fond fond das Kapital ταμείο fondo fond بودجه rahasto fonds קֶרֶן निधि, पूंजी fond, zaklada anyagi alap dana sjóður fondo 基金 기금 fondas fonds dana fonds fond, midler, kapital fundusz fundo fond фонд fond sklad fond fond, insamling กองทุนสำหรับวัตถุประสงค์เฉพาะ fon, ödenek, tahsisat 專款；基金 фонд کسی خاص مقصد کے لۓ رکھی گئی رقم quĩ 专款；基金
2 a store or supply He has a fund of funny stories. voorraad رَصيد من، مَخْزن من запас zásoba lager; forråd der Vorrat απόθεμα repertorio tagavara ذخیره varasto répertoire אוֹצָר भण्डार zaliha készlet persediaan birgðir, gnægð provvista, riserva たくわえ 축적된 것 atsarga krājums koleksi vooraad forråd zapas porção repertoriu; rezervă запас zásoba zaloga zalihe [] förråd ของที่สำรองไว้ stok 大量的 запас ذخیرہ kho hay nguồn dự trữ cái gì 大量的
n pl funds
money ready to spend Have you enough funds for your journey? fondse أموال средства peněžní prostředky penge die Geldmittel χρήματα, χρηματοδότηση fondos raha پول raha argent מְקוֹרוֹת כַּספִּיים पूंजी लगाना novac, sredstva anyagi eszközök uang fjármunir denaro, fondi 資金 가진 돈, 시재금 lėšos fondi; naudas līdzekļi wang contanten penger, midler, kapital gotówka, fundusze fundos fonduri денежные средства finančné prostriedky, peniaze sredstva sredstva tillgångar, pengar เงินที่พร้อมใช้ para 現款 кошти; фонди خرچ کے لۓ تیار مال tiền bạc 现款
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