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fund

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noun

1
a
: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
b
: money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn
usually used in plural
c
d
funds plural : the stock of the British national debt
usually used with the
2
: an available quantity of material or intangible resources : supply
3
funds plural : available pecuniary resources
4
: an organization administering a special fund

fund

2 of 3

verb

funded; funding; funds

transitive verb

1
a
: to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal of
b
: to provide funds for
a federally funded program
2
: to place in a fund : accumulate
3
: to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest
fund a floating debt
funder noun

fund

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abbreviation

Example Sentences

Noun The fund was established to aid the poor. All her funds were in a checking account. His funds were getting lower as he continued to look for a job. The comedian had a large fund of jokes. Verb The group funded three new scholarships. Who funds the company pension plan? See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The proposal would provide $4,000 raises to teachers, raise the minimum teacher salary from $36,000 to $42,000 a year and create the teacher pay sustainability fund. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2022 The city’s general fund budget has been set at $281 million by Mayor Tommy Battle and his administrative staff. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022 District 129 entered the budget year with an $83.4 million operating fund balance, which is 174 days worth of reserves, district officials said. Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Billionaire pays a fortune for Miami spread Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin has shattered the Miami price record, shelling out $106.875 million for a waterfront estate. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 The letters, signed by a group of Utah House Republicans, threatened prosecution for people who provide or fund abortions while an injunction keeps Utah’s trigger law on hold. Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Imcine’s new Foprocine fund boasts bonus incentive points to films directed by women or titles from community, Indigenous and Black filmmakers. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022 This fund, established in 2004, continues the work begun by Carollynn Suplee. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 Traders expect the Fed fund rate to peak at about 4.4% next year, from the current range of 2.25% and 2.5%. Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022
Verb
In one controversy among many, consultants working for FPL used Broken Promises to covertly fund a spoiler candidate in a 2018 Gainesville-area state Senate race, a Herald/Times investigation found. al, 7 Sep. 2022 Congress has to fund the government in September before the next fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Anna Edgerton, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 If selected to redo the sports arena property, Midway Rising would likely help fund the campaign in support of Measure C. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Following the grant submission in September 2022, IDNR will review applications to fund projects in 2023. Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 This project will help fund several affordable housing units in the historic Murray building in Downtown Willimantic. Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 The state has also relied heavily on private developers to fund public transportation stations and improvements in recent years. Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Since 2015, when the United Nations issued a call to halve per-capita global food loss by 2030, N.G.O.s, overseas-development agencies, and philanthropic foundations have rushed to fund refrigeration projects in the developing world. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 For decades, Bill Kelley, a local fan who had witnessed her historic 1964 return to Columbus, had tried to garner more attention for her heroic flight, even offering to mortgage his house, to fund a statue in her honor. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

earlier fond, borrowed (with later respelling after Latin fundus) from French fond "bottom, base, foundation," (in plural) "sum of money, capital, resources," going back to Old French funt, font "bottom, base, cultivated ground," going back to Latin fundus — more at bottom entry 1

Verb

derivative of fund entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1628, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fund was in 1628

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