| 单词 | fund |
| 释义 | fund —fund /fʌnd/ noun C1 [C] an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose: » a pension/trust fund» The hospital has set up a special fund to buy new equipment.» Contributions are being sought for the disaster fund.Thesaurus+: ↑Trusts and fundsThesaurus+: ↑General words for amounts of money , ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of moneyfunds C1 [plural]F0 money needed or available to spend on something: » Following the repairs to the roof, church funds are now seriously depleted.» The president has agreed to allocate further funds to develop the new submarine.» INFORMAL I'd love to come on holiday with you, but I'm a bit short of/low on funds (= I have little money) at the moment.Thesaurus+: ↑Savings, interest and capitalThesaurus+: ↑General words for amounts of money , ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of moneya fund of sthF0 a lot of something: » She has a fund of knowledge on the subject.Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of thingsWord Builder:–Nouns: fund, refund, funding–Verbs: fund, refund• • • Extra Examples:» The fund provides money to clean up chemically polluted industrial sites.» Her family have contributed £50, 000 to the fund.» To ensure security the investment fund has holdings in many companies.» They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.» This national fund pays for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for fund ► C1 to provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization: » The company has agreed to fund my trip to Australia.» The new college is being privately funded (= money for it is not being provided from taxes).Thesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending moneyWord Builder:–Nouns: fund, refund, funding–Verbs: fund, refund• • • Extra Examples:» We'll need accurate costings before we can agree to fund the scheme.» Chissano said Western governments should stump up the cash to fund land redistribution.» The Channel Tunnel was jointly funded by the French and British.» The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.» He funds his extravagant lifestyle by developing property. |
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