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fund

/ˈfʌnd/noun, verb1 syllable

Fund means: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies.

Synonyms for fund6

noun, as in a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies

investment company, investment trust, investment firm

noun, as in a supply of something available for future use

noun, as in a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

monetary fund

What does fund mean?9

noun

1

a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies

2

a supply of something available for future use“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”

3

a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

verb

1

convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

2

place or store up in a fund for accumulation

3

provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest

4

invest money in government securities

5

accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability“fund a medical care plan”

6

furnish money for“The government funds basic research in many areas”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fund?5

one syllable

andstunnedgunnedshunned

two syllables

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Fund in a sentence

  • What is the name of your health insurance fund?Nylez
  • This was an additional fund for buying books.unknown
  • Yanni's company set up a fund to help his grieving widow.Amastan
  • The fund was set up to help orphans.CM
  • Yanni's teaching salary is not enough to fund his extravagant lifestyle.Amastan
  • I saved for future needs a little money as our marriage fund.unknown
  • The governor took the money out of a slush fund.CK
  • A fund was set up to preserve endangered marine life.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fund

as a noun

plural
funds

as a verb

past tense
funded
present participle
funding
third-person singular
funds
past participle
funded