fund en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfʌnd/
Etymology
PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
Meanings
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A sum or source of money.
a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
- An organization managing such money.
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A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
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A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
an inexhaustible fund of stories
1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:He was a most likeable and generous man, a Whitworth Scholar, and possessed of a fund of knowledge which seemed to cover every subject under the sun.
1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fundraising · honeyfund · forfeiture fund · sinking fund · megafund · health fund · pooled fund · interfund · trust fund · collateralized fund obligation · exchange-traded fund · microfund · alternative fund · superfund · fund of funds · chit fund · closed-end fund · green fund · fund manager · fundage · fundraiser · mutual fund · pension fund · stabilization fund · vulture fund · no-load fund · open-end fund · fund-raising · fund house · subfund · fund-raiser · road fund licence · bond fund · fun fund · honey fund · fundholder · balanced fund · fundless · master fund · index fund · growth fund · consolidated fund · equity fund · slush fund · load fund · CAT fund · quant fund · hedge fund · sovereign wealth fund · fundholding · alternative investment fund · stock fund · money-market fund · fundraise · umbrella fund · feeder fund · income fund · go-go fund · contingencies fund · money market fund · yellow dog fund · trust fund baby · investment fund · wage-fund doctrine · provident fund · Superfund
Translations (122)
th กองทุน (organization) · nn fond (sum or source of money) · el κονδύλι (sum or source of money) · cmn 基金 (organization) · pt fundação (organization) · es fondo (sum or source of money) · km ទុន (sum or source of money) · ota سرمایه (sum or source of money) · hy հիմնադրամ (sum or source of money) · ms dana (sum or source of money) · ms dana (organization) · ps سرمايه (sum or source of money) · mi tahua (sum or source of money) · ka ფონდი (sum or source of money) · gd maoin (sum or source of money) · hu pénzalap (sum or source of money) · ky кор (sum or source of money) · hi कोश (sum or source of money) · tg фонд (sum or source of money) · mk фонд (sum or source of money) · pt capital (sum or source of money) · cmn 基金會 /基金会 (organization) · ja 資金 (sum or source of money) · ky фонд (sum or source of money) · nb fond (sum or source of money) · uk фонд (organization) · vi quỹ (sum or source of money) · nl fonds (sum or source of money) · be фонд (sum or source of money) · lo ທຶນ (sum or source of money) · mn сан (sum or source of money) · ug فوند (sum or source of money) · de Kapital (sum or source of money) · el απόθεμα (sum or source of money) · hy ֆոնդ (sum or source of money) · bn নিধি (sum or source of money) · mt fond (sum or source of money) · fi rahoitus (sum or source of money) · tr sermaye (sum or source of money) · ru фонд (money-management operation) · it fondo (sum or source of money) · lt fondas (sum or source of money) · es capital (sum or source of money) · lv fonds (sum or source of money) · bg фонд (organization) · uz fond (sum or source of money) · fi rahasto (sum or source of money) · vi quỹ (organization) · ur سَرْمایَہ (sum or source of money) · sv fond (sum or source of money) · kmr fon (sum or source of money) · es fondo (money-management operation) · et fond (sum or source of money) · fr fonds (sum or source of money) · sq fond (sum or source of money) · ar ذَخِيرَة (sum or source of money) · ur پُون٘جی (sum or source of money) · az sərmayə (sum or source of money) · ro fond (sum or source of money) · tl pondo (sum or source of money) · bn কোষ (sum or source of money) · sk fond (sum or source of money) · ga ciste (sum or source of money) · he קֶרֶן (sum or source of money) · my ရန်ပုံငွေ (sum or source of money) · da fond (sum or source of money) · cs fond (sum or source of money) · mn ᠰᠠᠩ (organization) · uk фонд (sum or source of money) · gd ionmhas (sum or source of money) · fi rahasto (money-management operation) · el ταμείο (organization) · kk қор (sum or source of money) · sv kapital (sum or source of money) · pt fundo (sum or source of money) · fi rahasto (organization) · prs سَرْمَایَه (sum or source of money) · bg капита́л (sum or source of money) · id dana (sum or source of money) · be фонд (organization) · pl fundusz (organization) · kmr weqf (sum or source of money) · ja 基金 (organization) · ru капита́л (sum or source of money) · kk фонд (sum or source of money) · de Fonds (sum or source of money) · yi פֿאָנד (sum or source of money) · uz sarmoya (sum or source of money) · sl fond (sum or source of money) · ko 기금 (organization) · fi varat (sum or source of money) · is sjóður (sum or source of money) · fa-ira سَرْمایِه (sum or source of money) · bn পুঁজি (sum or source of money) · sh fȍnd (sum or source of money) · th ทุน (sum or source of money) · tk fond (sum or source of money) · el κεφάλαιο (sum or source of money) · mn фонд (sum or source of money) · da fond (organization) · hi निधि (sum or source of money) · he קֶרֶן (organization) · cmn 基金 (money-management operation) · az fond (sum or source of money) · ru фонд (sum or source of money) · fi rahat (sum or source of money) · tr fon (sum or source of money) · ru фонд (organization) · sl sklad (sum or source of money) · tg сармоя (sum or source of money) · hi पूंजी (sum or source of money) · th กองทุน (sum or source of money) · bg фонд (sum or source of money) · pl fundusz (sum or source of money) · ug سەرمايە (sum or source of money) · ko 자금 (sum or source of money) · sh фо̏нд (sum or source of money) · cmn 資金 /资金 (sum or source of money) · eo fonduso (sum or source of money) · mn сан (organization) · mn ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠮᠥᠩᠭᠥ (organization) · mn суурь мөнгө (organization)