Fund

[fʌnd]

Definition

(noun.) a reserve of money set aside for some purpose.

(verb.) furnish money for; 'The government funds basic research in many areas'.

(verb.) accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; 'fund a medical care plan'.

(verb.) invest money in government securities.

(verb.) provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest.

(verb.) place or store up in a fund for accumulation.

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

Typist: Susan--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.

(n.) A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.

(n.) The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; -- called also public funds.

(n.) An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object.

(n.) A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense.

(v. t.) To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes.

(v. t.) To place in a fund, as money.

(v. t.) To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt.

Inputed by Laura

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Stock, capital.[2]. Store, supply.

Checked by Jean

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Stock, capital, investment

ANT:Expenditure, outlay, disbursement

Editor: Rhoda

Definition

n. a sum of money on which some enterprise is founded or expense supported: a supply or source of money: a store laid up: supply: (pl.) permanent debts due by a government and paying interest.—v.t. to form a debt into a stock charged with interest: to place money in a fund.—adj. Fund′able capable of being converted into a fund or into bonds.—p.adj. Fund′ed invested in public funds: existing in the form of bonds.—n. Fund′hold′er one who has money in the public funds.—adj. Fund′less destitute of supplies or money.

Checker: Osbert

Examples

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