English Explanatory Dictionary

fund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sum or source of money.
  2. An organization managing such money.
  3. A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
  4. A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
verb
  1. To pay or provide money for.
  2. To place (money) in a fund.
  3. To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʌnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fund.wav

Word forms

fund funds funding funded

Etymology

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.

Derived words

alternative fund alternative investment fund balanced fund bond fund CAT fund chit fund closed-end fund collateralized fund obligation consolidated fund contingencies fund equity fund exchange-traded fund feeder fund forfeiture fund fundage fundholder fundholding fund house fundless fund manager fund of funds fundraise fundraiser fund-raiser fundraising fund-raising fun fund go-go fund green fund growth fund health fund hedge fund honey fund honeyfund income fund index fund interfund investment fund load fund master fund megafund microfund money-market fund money market fund mutual fund no-load fund open-end fund pension fund pooled fund provident fund quant fund road fund licence sinking fund slush fund sovereign wealth fund stabilization fund stock fund subfund Superfund trust fund
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