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fund
- /ˈfʌnd/
Rhymes with -ʌnd
Where it comes from
PIE word
*bʰudʰmḗn
Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
noun funds
- A sum or source of money. the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
- 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.
verb funds · funding · funded
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stock, store, investment company, investment firm, investment trust, monetary fund, funder, budget, financial, pay, investment, fund-raising, cash, subsidize, underwrite, subvention
Translations
Every language
noun sum or source of money
| Español | fondo, capital |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자금 jageum |
| 日本語 | 資金 shikin |
| 中文 | 資金 /资金 zījīn |
| हिन्दी | निधि nidhi, कोश koś, पूंजी pūñjī |
| Português | fundo, capital |
| Français | fonds |
| Deutsch | Kapital, Fonds |
| Italiano | fondo |
| Ελληνικά | απόθεμα apóthema, κεφάλαιο kefálaio, κονδύλι kondýli |
| Română | fond |
| Русский | фонд fond, капита́л kapitál |
| Tiếng Việt | quỹ |
| العربية | ذَخِيرَة ḏaḵīra |
| עברית | קֶרֶן kéren |
noun organization
| 한국어 | 기금 gigeum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 基金 kikin |
| 中文 | 基金 jījīn, 基金會 /基金会 jījīnhuì |
| Português | fundação |
| Ελληνικά | ταμείο tameío |
| Русский | фонд fond |
| Tiếng Việt | quỹ |
| עברית | קֶרֶן kéren |
verb to pay for
| Español | financiar, sufragar, patrocinar, costear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 融資する yūshi suru |
| Português | financiar |
| Français | financer |
| Deutsch | finanzieren |
| Italiano | finanziare |
| Ελληνικά | χρηματοδοτώ chrimatodotó, επιχορηγώ epichorigó |
| Русский | финанси́ровать finansírovatʹ, профинанси́ровать profinansírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tài trợ |
| العربية | مَوَّل mawwal |
Talk about this word "fund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fund. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. fund. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fund "fund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fund.Cite this
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title = {fund},
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