fund

Plural: funds

Noun

• a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
• a supply of something available for future use
• a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
• A sum or source of money.
• An organization managing such money.
• A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
• A large supply of something to be drawn upon.

Verb

Verb Forms: funded, funding, funds

• To provide money for a purpose.
• convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
• place or store up in a fund for accumulation
• provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
• invest money in government securities
• accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
  • "fund a medical care plan"
• furnish money for
  • "The government funds basic research in many areas"
• To pay or provide money for.
• To place (money) in a fund.
• To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

Examples

• a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
• He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
• He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
• He wished he could fund a grand prize for the Words With Friends champion.
• Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
• the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.

Synonyms

investment company, investment firm, investment trust, monetary fund, stock, store

Anagrams of fund