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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes (22) alms purse1530 privy purse1565 An allocation made available from the public revenue for the private expenses of a monarch. sinking fund1717 A fund established by periodically setting aside revenue to accumulate at interest, typically for the gradual repayment of a debt or replacement of… stakea1744 slang. (See quot. 1819.) Also North American, a grub-stake; a sum of money earned or saved; a store of provisions or sum of money necessary for… pension fund1757 A fund from which pensions are paid. spare-chest1769 a chest for spare money, a reserve fund. road fund1784 a fund established to meet the cost of building and maintaining roads and bridges; spec. that set up in Britain by the Roads Act of 1920 and… revolving fund1793 a fund that is continually replenished as withdrawals are made. community chest1796 †(a) a chest in which assets are kept jointly (obsolete); (b) (originally U.S.) a fund made up of individual donations to meet the needs for… provident fund1817 a fund into which money is deposited or invested to provide for future needs; esp. (now chiefly in South and South-East Asia and parts of Africa) a… sustentation fund1837 a fund providing support for church ministers in meeting their living costs, esp. in the Free Church of Scotland. wages-fund1848 that part of the total capital of a community which is available for paying wages. slush fund1874 transferred. A fund used to supplement the salaries of government employees; a fund used to bribe, or influence the action of, a person or group… treasury chest fund1877 a banking account not exceeding £1,000,000 from which advances are made for the public service at distant stations, accounted for and repaid by the… fall money1883 money set aside by a criminal or gang of criminals for use in the event of being arrested (cf. sense 7a). jackpot1884 In extended use and in figurative contexts; esp. a sum of money collected or held in reserve as a payment, reward, etc. provision1895 Accounting. An amount set aside out of profits against a likely or known liability or the depreciation of an asset. war chest1901 (a chest or strong box for) funds used in waging war; frequently used figuratively, esp. of funds used by a political party to finance an… juice1935 Political influence (exercised by or on behalf of criminals); money paid to obtain immunity from prosecution, or lent at a usurious rate of… fighting fund1940 a sum of money raised to finance a cause or campaign. structural fund1967 Economics and Politics a fund established for the purpose of making changes to structural aspects of a business, industry, or economy; esp. any of… appeal fund1976 a fund established for money collected in response to a charitable appeal. |
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