fund

n. amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply

v. finance, supply with money; allocate or set aside financial sums; extend a short-term obligation

Fund may refer to:Funding, providing capital (funds) for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutionsCollective investment scheme, often referred to as managed funds, mutual funds or fundsMutual fund, a specific type of collective investment in the United StatesFund Accounting, an accounting system often used by nonprofit organizations and by the public sector
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Noun
1. a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
(synonym) monetary fund
(hypernym) money
(hyponym) revolving fund
2. a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
(synonym) store, stock
(hypernym) accumulation
(hyponym) infrastructure, base
3. a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
(synonym) investment company, investment trust, investment firm
(hypernym) nondepository financial institution
(hyponym) hedge fund, hedgefund
Verb
1. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
(hypernym) finance
2. place or store up in a fund for accumulation
(hypernym) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
(derivation) monetary fund
3. provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) investment company, investment trust, investment firm
4. invest money in government securities
(hypernym) invest, put, commit, place
(derivation) investment company, investment trust, investment firm
5. accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
(hypernym) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
6. furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) grubstake
(entail) finance
(derivation) monetary fund

n. finding, discovery, something found

n. fund, amount of money set aside for a specific purpose; supply