fund

1 of 3

noun

1
a
: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective
b
: money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn
usually used in plural
c
d
funds plural : the stock of the British national debt
usually used with the
2
: an available quantity of material or intangible resources : supply
3
funds plural : available pecuniary resources
4
: an organization administering a special fund

fund

2 of 3

verb

funded; funding; funds

transitive verb

1
a
: to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal of
b
: to provide funds for
a federally funded program
2
: to place in a fund : accumulate
3
: to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest
fund a floating debt
funder noun

fund

3 of 3

abbreviation

Examples of fund in a Sentence

Noun The fund was established to aid the poor. All her funds were in a checking account. His funds were getting lower as he continued to look for a job. The comedian had a large fund of jokes. Verb The group funded three new scholarships. Who funds the company pension plan?
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The team says $1 billion in private funds will pay for construction of adjacent commercial real estate development. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024 The company said additional funds also are needed to comply with environmental requirements such as cleaning up coal ash storage sites. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024 The team will also get about $18 million in cap space from cornerback Xavien Howard’s post-June 1 release, funds that could be used to round out the roster before training camp opens in late July. Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 This year the Canary Islands launched a minority co-production fund, De la Rosa noted. John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024 The provision in question does not explicitly ban Pride flags from being flown at embassies but limits funds to the displaying of only certain flags. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024 State and local officials behind the deal, including the governor, have stressed that public funds for the project largely come from revenue that would not exist without it. Teo Armus, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024 Rowland, who is 39, cannot afford a cash bond or a surety bond in that amount but may be able to raise funds for a $200,000 bond. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024 In addition to her ongoing appeal of a previous court decision, the Jackson family matriarch is now fighting against her grandson Bigi (formerly known as Blanket) over whether her legal bills should be paid from the estate's funds. Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
Verb
Wisconsin law requires employers to pay an unemployment tax that is used to fund benefits for workers who lose their jobs. Todd Richmond, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 The way to stop America from funding rich corporations and wealthy individuals and to start really investing in what is good for America is to stop voting Republican. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 TikTok funded the study and collaborated with Oxford Economics by providing information about internal operations such as employee headcount. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 Immediately following the storm, the county on Jan. 30 allocated $10 million to fund relief efforts for residents displaced by the storm, creating a temporary lodging program that launched Feb. 12. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 At the time, Miko’s career as a tattoo artist was taking off, giving her money to fund studio time. Frances Solá-Santiago, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 His administration also took over Project Momentum, an improvement framework once funded for a handful of schools by the Governor’s Office. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 Bettison said the city hopes to fund community violence intervention programs long term by allocating $8 million dollars in state public safety funding per year. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 All proceeds are used to fund programs, scholarships and help those in underserved communities learn the joy that being part of a swim team brings, his parents said. Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

earlier fond, borrowed (with later respelling after Latin fundus) from French fond "bottom, base, foundation," (in plural) "sum of money, capital, resources," going back to Old French funt, font "bottom, base, cultivated ground," going back to Latin fundus — more at bottom entry 1

Verb

derivative of fund entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1628, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fund was in 1628

Dictionary Entries Near fund

Cite this Entry

“Fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fund. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fund

1 of 2 noun
1
: a quantity of available resources : stock, supply
a large fund of jokes
2
a
: a sum of money for a special purpose
the book fund
b
: available money
usually used in plural

fund

2 of 2 verb
: to supply funds for
a program funded by the state
Etymology

Noun

Latin fundus "bottom, piece of land owned as property" — related to found entry 2, fundamental

Legal Definition

fund

1 of 2 noun
1
: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set aside for a specific objective
client security fund
: a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys' misappropriation of funds
common trust fund
: an in-house trust fund established by a bank trust department to pool the assets of many small trusts for greater diversification in investing
executor fund
: a fund established in estate planning to provide for the payment of final expenses by an executor
joint welfare fund
: a fund that is established by collective bargaining to provide health and welfare benefits to employees and that is jointly administered by representatives of labor and management
paid-in fund
: a reserve cash fund in lieu of a capital stock account set up by mutual insurance companies to cover unforeseen losses
sinking fund
: a fund set up and accumulated by regular deposits for paying off the principal on a debt or for other specified purposes (as self-insurance)
strike fund
: a fund accumulated by a union through special assessments or from general funds and used to pay striking workers or for other strike-related activities
Taft-Hartley fund \ ˈtaft-​ˈhärt-​lē-​ \ after the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, which established it
: joint welfare fund in this entry
trust fund
: property (as money or securities) settled or held in a trust
2
: an organization administering a special fund
exchange-traded fund
: a fund that is similar to an index fund in tracking a stock index but that is traded on the stock market
growth fund
: a mutual fund that invests in the stock of growth companies
hedge fund
: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains
index fund
: a mutual fund that invests to reflect the composition of the market as a whole by matching its investments to a stock index
mutual fund
: an investment company that invests its shareholders' money in a usually diversified group of securities of other companies
vulture fund
: an investment company that buys up bankrupt or insolvent companies with the goal of reorganizing them so they can be profitably resold as going concerns

fund

2 of 2 transitive verb
1
a
: to make provision of resources for discharging the principal or interest of
b
: to provide financial resources for
2
: to place in a fund
3
: to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest

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