noun
fund
FUHND
noun
1
A sum of money set aside or collected for a specific purpose.
"They started a fund to rebuild the school."
"She dipped into her emergency fund to cover the repair."
2
An organization that pools and invests money on behalf of others.
"He invests through a low-cost index fund."
verb
1
To provide money for something.
"The government agreed to fund the new hospital wing."
How to Use Fund
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoney set aside for a purpose, an investment company, or the act of providing that money.
Common pairings
fund a project
emergency fund
pension fund
raise funds
Word Forms
funded past tense, funds plural, funds singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fundus, "bottom, foundation" — the same root as "fundamental" and "fundus."