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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.

[Latin fundus, bottom, piece of land.]

funds [fʌndz]
pl n
1. money that is readily available
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) British government securities representing national debt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fundsfunds - assets in the form of money          
assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
bank - the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
bankroll, roll - a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
pocket - a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
Medicaid funds - public funds used to pay for Medicaid
exchequer, treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individual
money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks
escrow funds - funds held in escrow
matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources
Translations
funds موارد مالية finanční prostředky midler Geldmittel κεφάλαια fondos varat fonds novci fondi 資金 자금 fondsen midler fundusze fundos финансовые средства tillgångar กองทุน parasal kaynak ngân quỹ 资金


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His marriage would supply him with the funds needed for repaying the money, and the profits of his business would provide, in course of time, for restoring the dowry of his wife.
That the twenty thousand pounds (from which the income was supposed to be derived) had every farthing of it been sold out of the Funds, at different periods, ending with the end of the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven.
Part of his money is supposed to be in the Funds, and part laid out in railway investments, which have survived the panic of eighteen hundred and forty-six, and are rapidly rising in value.
 
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