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fund

  [fuhnd]
Use Funding in a Sentence
–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.
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)
5. to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).
6. to convert (general outstanding debts) into a more or less permanent debt, represented by interest-bearing bonds.
7. to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).
Origin:
1670–80; < L fundus bottom, estate; r. fond 2 in most of its meanings

Synonyms:
2. store, reservoir, fount, mine, hoard.
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fund   (fŭnd)   
n.  

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

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

    2. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

fund  (n.)
1664, from Fr. fond "a bottom, floor, ground," also "a merchant's basic stock or capital," from L. fundus "bottom, piece of land," from PIE base *bhu(n)d-, cognate with Skt. budhnah, Gk. pythmen "foundation, bottom," O.E. botm "lowest part" (see bottom). The verb is 1776, from the noun. Funds "money at one's disposal" is from 1728. Fund-raiser first attested 1957.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

fund

See mutual fund.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: fund
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to make provision of resources for discharging the principal or interest of b : to provide financial resources for
2 : to place in a fund
3 : to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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