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
noun, as in a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
What does fund mean?9
noun
a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
a supply of something available for future use“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
verb
convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
place or store up in a fund for accumulation
provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
invest money in government securities
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability“fund a medical care plan”
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
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
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Forms of fund
as a noun
- plural
- funds
as a verb
- past tense
- funded
- present participle
- funding
- third-person singular
- funds
- past participle
- funded