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fund
(fŭnd)n.
1. A source of supply; a stock: a fund of goodwill.
2.
a. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose: a pension fund.
b. funds Available money; ready cash: short on funds.
3. An organization established to administer and manage a sum of money.
4. funds The stock of the British permanent national debt, considered as public securities. Used with the.
tr.v. fund·ed, fund·ing, funds
1. To provide funds for: funded the space program; a fully funded pension.
2. To convert (short-term government debt) into a long-term or floating debt with fixed interest payments.
[Latin fundus, bottom, piece of land.]
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fund
(fʌnd)n
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.
vb (tr)
3. to furnish money to in the form of a fund
4. to place or store up in a fund
5. (Banking & Finance) to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds
6. (Banking & Finance) to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of
7. (Banking & Finance) to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability): to fund a pension plan.
8. (Banking & Finance) to invest (money) in government securities
[C17: from Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land, estate; compare fond2]
ˈfunder n
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fund
(fʌnd)n.
1. a supply of money or monetary resources, as for some purpose.
2. supply; stock: a fund of knowledge.
3. funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources.
4. an organization created to manage the resources of a monetary fund.
v.t. 5. to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.).
6. to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt).
[1670–80; < Latin fundus bottom, foundation]
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fund
Past participle: funded
Gerund: funding
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| Noun | 1. |  fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purposemutual fund - the pooled money that is invested in assets revolving fund - a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly sinking fund - a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities pension fund, superannuation fund - a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service war chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) slush fund - a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials trust fund - a fund held in trust bank deposit, deposit - money deposited in a bank or some similar institution money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" budget - a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year" petty cash - a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
| 2. | fund - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) government issue, military issue, issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting | |
| 3. |  fund - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companieshedge fund, hedgefund - a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, mutual fund - a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares closed-end fund, closed-end investment company - a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market face-amount certificate company - a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT - an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market unit investment trust, unit trust - a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance fixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust - an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized | |
| Verb | 1. | fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds finance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| 2. | fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation | |
| 3. | fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest | |
| 4. | fund - invest money in government securities | |
| 5. | fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" | |
| 6. | fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" grubstake - supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits bankroll - provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?" support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
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fund
noun
1. reserve, trust, stock, supply, store, collection, pool, foundation, endowment, tontine a scholarship fund for undergraduate students
plural noun
1. money, capital, cash, finance, means, savings, necessary (informal), resources, assets, silver, bread (slang), wealth, tin (slang), brass (Northern English dialect), dough (slang), rhino (Brit. slang), the ready (informal), dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), hard cash, the wherewithal, needful (informal), shekels (informal), dibs (slang), ready money, ackers (slang), spondulicks (slang) The concert will raise funds for Aids research.
verb
1. finance, back, support, pay for, promote, float, endow, subsidize, stake, capitalize, provide money for, put up the money for The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs.
in funds finance, flush (informal), in the black, solvent, well-off, well-supplied I'll pay you back as soon as I'm in funds again.
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fund
nounverb
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Translations
إعْتِماد مالي، مبلَغ مالي لهدف مُعَيَّنرَصيد من، مَخْزن من
fondzásoba
fondforrådlager
rahastama
rahastorahoittaa
anyagi alap
birgîir, gnægîsjóîur
atsargafondaslėšos
fondskrājums
fond
skladsredstva
fund
[fʌnd]A. N (gen) → fondo m; (= reserve) → reserva f funds → fondos mpl, recursos mpl
to raise funds → recaudar fondos
to be in funds → estar en fondos
to be a fund of information → ser una buena fuente de información
to have a fund of stories → saber un montón de historias
to raise funds → recaudar fondos
to be in funds → estar en fondos
to be a fund of information → ser una buena fuente de información
to have a fund of stories → saber un montón de historias
B. VT [+ project] → financiar; [+ debt] → consolidar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fund
[ˈfʌnd]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fund
n
funds pl → Mittel pl, → Gelder pl; public funds → öffentliche Mittel pl, → Staatsgelder pl; no funds (Banking) → keine Deckung; to be in funds → zahlungsfähig or bei Kasse (inf) → sein; to be pressed for funds, to be short of funds → knapp bei Kasse sein (inf); at the moment I haven’t the funds → mir fehlen zurzeit die Mittel or Gelder pl; how are we off for funds at the moment? → wie steht die Kasse zurzeit?
funds pl (Brit: = government securities) → Staatspapiere pl
vt
(= invest) money → anlegen, investieren
fund
:fundholding
adj (Brit) fund doctor or GP Arzt, der die Finanzen seiner Praxis selbst verwaltet
fundraiser
n → Spendenbeschaffer(in) m(f), → Spendensammler(in) m(f)
fundraising
n → Geldbeschaffung f; fund campaign → Aktion f → zur Geldbeschaffung; (for donations) → Spendenaktion f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fund
[fʌnd]1. n
2. vt (project) → finanziare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fund
(fand) noun1. a sum of money for a special purpose. Have you given money to the repair fund?
2. a store or supply. He has a fund of funny stories.
funds noun plural money ready to spend. Have you enough funds for your journey?
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