fund.
A sum or source of money.
Meaning & usage
A sum or source of money.
the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
An organization managing such money.
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
To pay or provide money for.
He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
To place (money) in a fund.
To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
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