1
as in budget
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
our club has a fund for parties—which we like to have as often as possible
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2
as in resources
funds plural
available money
my funds were a little low, so I asked my favorite lending institution—Dad—for a small advance on my first paycheck
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
we have a deep fund of volunteers to call on when there is an unexpected need for help
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as in to finance
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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as in to subsidize
to provide money for
Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
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Recent Examples of fund
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The event challenges participating teams to navigate a 4-to-6-mile course, featuring 15 unique obstacles while raising funds for worthy organizations.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The organization is focused on finding forever homes for the cats, while also helping to provide funds for medical bills.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The event challenges participating teams to navigate a 4-to-6-mile course, featuring 15 unique obstacles while raising funds for worthy organizations.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Her position is funded through a philanthropic partnership with the R4 Foundation as part of the Crossroads Lab.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fund
Noun
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Because in recent years San Diego County’s budget has ballooned to $8.5 billion due to an alarming growth in county staffing to 20,471 personnel.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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If Netanyahu's coalition fails to pass that budget, his government falls, according to Israeli law.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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British naval blockades cut off supplies of saltpeter from traditional sources in India and South America.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even with Mauritius picking up some of the slack left by China and Cambodia, many researchers worry the supply of these animals may falter.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ratepayers should not be forced to finance the political ambitions of corporations whose sole goal is to extract more money from them.—
Susan Stevens Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Watermark Media financed the feature, in association with QWGmire, AmorFortuna, and Bespoke Production Capital.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The fastest way to Make America Healthy Again is to encourage balanced diets and stop subsidizing unhealthy food choices.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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China is subsidizing the production of fentanyl, maximum subsidy available in China to make the ingredients to kill Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet, without these natural nitrate deposits, American war efforts would have suffered.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gold is abundant in the region, which also has rich deposits of rare metals such as coltan, used to make capacitors, and niobium, used to make superalloys for jet engines and hypersonic missiles.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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The 6-Area Total shell egg inventory increased 5.2% when compared to a week ago.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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At that point, the agency can take a formal inventory of what was damaged and destroyed.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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But outside the official lines, how fully burgeoning optimism in some pockets can take hold will depend on how the rhetoric translates into action in the year ahead.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Plain and simple, employee ownership puts more money in people’s pockets, which can make a difference for today's workers and families as well as the next generation.—
Evan Edwards,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fund. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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