fund
noun
- money made available for a specific purpose
- organization or foundation that holds funds
verb
- make money available for a specific purpose
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌnd/
noun
Etymology: PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
- 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.”
“an inexhaustible fund of stories”
verb
Etymology: 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.