Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense funds, present participle funding, past tense, past participle funded
1. plural noun
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent, especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
The charity raises funds for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
...government funds.
2. See also fund-raising
3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A fund is an amount of money that is collected or saved for a particular purpose.
...a pension fund.
...a scholarship fund for undergraduate engineering students. [+ for]
Synonyms: reserve, trust, stock, supply More Synonyms of fund
4. See also trust fund
5. verb
When a person or organization funds something, they provide money for it.
This philanthropic foundation has funded a great many public health projects. [VERB noun]
The airport is being privately funded by a construction group. [beVERB-ed]
...a new privately funded scheme. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: finance, back, support, pay for More Synonyms of fund
-fundedcombining form
...government-funded institutions.
6. countable noun
If you have a fund of something, you have a lot of it.
He is possessed of an extraordinary fund of energy. [+ of]
Synonyms: store, stock, source, supply More Synonyms of fund
fund in British English
(fʌnd)
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
verb(transitive)
3.
to furnish money to in the form of a fund
4.
to place or store up in a fund
5.
to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds
6.
to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of
7.
to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability)
to fund a pension plan
8.
to invest (money) in government securities
Derived forms
funder (ˈfunder)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land, estate; compare fond2
fund in American English
(fʌnd)
noun
1.
a supply that can be drawn upon; stock; store
a fund of good humor
2.
a.
a sum of money set aside for some particular purpose
b.
an organization that administers such a fund
c. [pl.]
money available for use, as in a checking account
3. [pl.]
the British national debt, regarded as stock held by investors
, with the
verb transitive
4.
to provide money for the payment of principal or interest on (a debt)
5.
to put or convert into a long-term debt that bears interest
6.
to put in a fund; accumulate
7.
to provide funds or funding for
Word origin
L fundus, bottom, land, estate (< IE *bhundhos < base *bhudh- > bottom): meaning infl. by Fr fond, stock, provision < same source
fund in Finance
(fʌnd)
Word forms: (regular plural) funds
noun
(Finance: Investment)
A fund is money from many different investors combined and invested in many different types of securities.
Net asset value is the value of a fund's investments.
In order to sell shares, an investor generally sells the shares back to the fund.
A fund is money from many different investors combined and invested in many different typesof securities.
fund manager
Types of fundclosed-end fundhedge fundmutual fundpension fundsinking fund
COBUILD Collocations
fund
additional funds
insufficient funds
necessary funds
sufficient funds
Examples of 'fund' in a sentence
fund
Plainly this increases the sources of funds available.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Hence the fees for investing in a passive fund are much lower.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We balance the need to raise funds with ensuring that the public can enjoy access.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They must be seized if government funding is not to be lost once again.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This could provide funds for each son and so fulfil one of his personal ambitions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The proposed national funding formula increases money for schools with additional needs.
The Sun (2017)
No other country would set up publicly funded organisations to pursue veterans on the basis of spurious allegations.
The Sun (2016)
It would mean that small investors who had bought risky bonds in the bank would suffer losses alongside large funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There has been speculation that he may rope in sovereign wealth funds to buy out the Mistry family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They say that the credit crunch has virtually cut the funding available to lenders in half.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When looking for a passive fund find one with a low tracking error.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Companies can also raise funds directly from savers through retail bonds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is launching funds that provide an alternative way to save for retirement and beyond.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That money will fund share buybacks and acquisitions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These are in turn funded by the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the further hundreds of billions in sovereign wealth funds in emerging nations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They then need to research which funds meet their particular requirements and avoid those that do not.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This comes at a time when banks need to renew large quantities of funding.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These proceeds will help fund the construction of public facilities and social housing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To perceive this work as a subterfuge to secure funding for political purposes is ludicrous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The service will be free and will be funded by the interest on the deposit pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That dynamic has captured the imagination of hedge funds and other financial investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This also takes in recovery stocks and funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Who ought to fund the knowledge economy?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So they made the funds available and it happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The financial manager still retains responsibility for setting fund objectives and monitoring the performance of the investment manager.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
This depends on whether you consider them to be passive funds on steroids or active funds on a diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was all funded by debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the company's debt structure made funding a third park on the site all but impossible.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We are also urging the Government to set aside funds for repairs.
The Sun (2014)
The idea was to raise money to fund excavations in the Nile delta.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet the court itself has not been consistent on how far the government can go in seeking to control the speech of organizations it funds.
Christianity Today (2000)
All related terms of 'fund'
re-fund
to discharge (an old or matured debt ) by new borrowing , as by a new bond issue
appeal fund
money raised for charity , a hospital , etc by means of an appeal
buffer fund
money put aside to help alleviate the adverse short-term effects of something
growth fund
a mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks
hedge fund
A hedge fund is an investment fund that invests large amounts of money using methods that involve a lot of risk .
index fund
a mutual fund that invests in the stocks used to compute a particular stock-market index , thus tying its performance to that index
money fund
a money-market fund
mutual fund
A mutual fund is an organization which invests money in many different kinds of business and which offers units for sale to the public as an investment.
relief fund
a fund of money set up to provide aid for people in need , esp in disaster areas
school fund
the money provided by a government or raised by parents and teachers to finance the running of a school
slush fund
A slush fund is a sum of money collected to pay for an illegal activity, especially in politics or business.
social fund
(in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
strike fund
an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
trust fund
A trust fund is an amount of money or property that someone owns, usually after inheriting it, but which is kept and invested for them.
balanced fund
a mutual fund made up of both stocks and bonds
campaign fund
money for a campaign , as of a political candidate , usually acquired through contributions by supporters
disaster fund
a fund set up to relieve people or countries afflicted by a disaster
fund manager
an employee of an insurance company , pension fund , investment trust , etc, who manages its fund of investments
fund-raising
Fund-raising is the activity of collecting money to support a charity or political campaign or organization.
hardship fund
funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
pension fund
a fund of money that is used to pay people's pensions
sinking fund
a fund accumulated out of a business enterprise's earnings or a government's revenue and invested to repay a long-term debt or meet a depreciation charge
tracker fund
A tracker fund is an investment in which shares in different companies are bought and sold so that the value of the shares held always matches the average value of shares in all or part of a stock market.
welfare fund
a fund set up by a union or employer , providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill
benevolent fund
a charitable organization
emergency fund
a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
evergreen fund
a fund that provides capital for new companies and makes regular injections of capital to support their development
fund treatment
Treatment is medical attention given to a sick or injured person or animal.
retirement fund
A retirement fund is a special fund which people pay money into so that, when they retire from their job , they will receive money regularly as a pension .
revolving fund
a fund set up for a specific purpose and constantly added to by income from its investments
Consolidated Fund
a fund into which tax revenue is paid in order to meet standing charges, esp interest payments on the national debt
contingency fund
a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
fund a charity
A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor , or who have a disability .
fund supermarket
an online facility offering discounted investment opportunities and advice
sustentation fund
a fund , esp in the Church of Scotland , to augment the support of ministers
asset-backed fund
a fund in which the money is invested in property, shares , etc, rather than being deposited with a bank or building society
closed-end fund
A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
hedge fund manager
a person in charge of managing a hedge fund and making its investments
road-fund licence
a licence showing that the tax payable in respect of a motor vehicle has been paid
superannuation fund
a fund used for paying pensions
European Social Fund
one of the four Structural Funds of the European Union which aims to support employment and the economic and social well-being of EU member countries
index-tracking fund
an investment fund that is administered so that its value changes in line with a given share index
municipal bond fund
a mutual fund that invests in municipal bonds
mutual fund company
a company that sells and manages mutual funds
sovereign wealth fund
an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
fundraiser
A fundraiser is an event which is intended to raise money for a particular purpose , for example , for a charity .
fundraising
the act or occupation of soliciting money for charitable organizations, political parties, etc.
International Monetary Fund
an international financial institution organized in 1945 to promote international trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies . A fund is maintained out of which member nations with temporary balance-of-payments deficits may make withdrawals
Save the Children Fund
a development agency which raises money for deprived children around the world
community chest
a fund raised by voluntary contribution for local welfare activities