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fund

[ fuhnd ]

noun

  1. a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose:

    a fund for his education;

    a retirement fund.

  2. supply; stock:

    a fund of knowledge;

    a fund of jewels.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources:

    to be momentarily without funds.

  4. an organization created to administer or manage a fund, as of money invested or contributed for some special purpose.


verb (used with object)

  1. to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).
  2. to convert (general outstanding debts) into a more or less permanent debt, represented by interest-bearing bonds.
  3. to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).

fund

/ ´ÚÊŒ²Ô»å /

noun

  1. a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose
  2. a supply or store of something; stock

    it exhausted his fund of wisdom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to furnish money to in the form of a fund
  2. to place or store up in a fund
  3. to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds
  4. to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of
  5. to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability)

    to fund a pension plan

  6. to invest (money) in government securities See also funds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú³Ü²Ô»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú³Ü²Ô»åĻå adjective
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·´Ú³Ü²Ô»å noun
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·´Ú³Ü²Ô»å verb (used with object)
  • ±è°ù±ð·´Ú³Ü²Ô»å verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·´Ú³Ü²Ô»å verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·´Ú³Ü²Ô»åed adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·´Ú³Ü²Ô»åing noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fund1

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin fundus “bottom, estateâ€; replacing fond 2 in most of its senses
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fund1

C17: from Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land, estate; compare fond ²
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On Wednesday night, state humanities councils across the country had begun receiving similar letters stating that their NEH funding had been terminated, one day after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency visited NEH headquarters.

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By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted the administration’s appeal and freezes the funding for now.

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"There is a lack of housing because homes are being hijacked - on the one hand tourist flats, and on the other hand all the empty flats belonging to vulture funds and the banks," he says.

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The proceeds fund affordable housing and homelessness prevention initiatives; roughly two years in, the transfer tax has raised more than $632 million.

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“We are deeply disappointed by this ill-informed decision, which immediately affects critical programs supported by these funds,†Rebecca Wendt, the California deputy state librarian, said in a statement.

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