British government securities representing national debt
funds in Accounting
(fʌndz)
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
Funds are money that is readily available.
The government should not be using public funds to pay for these services.
If the investor loans are not provided and adequate funds from other sources are not available by April 30, the company will be required toterminate its operations.
Funds are money that is readily available.
Examples of 'funds' in a sentence
funds
We can even arrange for your bank to transfer funds from your account into the prearrangement trust account each month.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY (2002)
Therefore either Anne Lucas left enough money to buy them, or someone else provided the funds.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
The purpose of his visit was to meet up with two tax lawyers who needed to wash one of their clients ' undisclosed funds.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2002)
Synonyms of 'funds'
money, capital, cash, finance
More Synonyms of funds
In other languages
funds
British English: funds /fʌndz/ NOUN
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent.
The concert will raise funds for homeless charities.
American English: funds
Arabic: أَمْوَال
Brazilian Portuguese: fundos
Chinese: 资金
Croatian: novci
Czech: finanční prostředky
Danish: midler
Dutch: fondsen
European Spanish: fondos
Finnish: varat
French: fonds
German: Geldmittel
Greek: κεφάλαια
Italian: fondi
Japanese: 資金
Korean: 자금
Norwegian: midler
Polish: fundusze
European Portuguese: fundos
Romanian: fonduri
Russian: финансовые средства
Latin American Spanish: fondos
Swedish: tillgångar
Thai: กองทุน
Turkish: parasal kaynak
Ukrainian: кошти
Vietnamese: ngân quỹ
All related terms of 'funds'
fund
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent , especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
managed funds
funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
necessary funds
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent , especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
additional funds
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent , especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
insufficient funds
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent , especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
sufficient funds
Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent , especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose.
re-fund
to discharge (an old or matured debt ) by new borrowing , as by a new bond issue
federal funds rate
The federal funds rate is the overnight rate between banks .
hedge fund
A hedge fund is an investment fund that invests large amounts of money using methods that involve a lot of risk .
money fund
a money-market fund
slush fund
A slush fund is a sum of money collected to pay for an illegal activity, especially in politics or business.
trust fund
A trust fund is an amount of money or property that someone owns, usually after inheriting it, but which is kept and invested for them.
appeal fund
money raised for charity , a hospital , etc by means of an appeal
buffer fund
money put aside to help alleviate the adverse short-term effects of something
growth fund
a mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks
mutual fund
A mutual fund is an organization which invests money in many different kinds of business and which offers units for sale to the public as an investment.
pension fund
a fund of money that is used to pay people's pensions
relief fund
a fund of money set up to provide aid for people in need , esp in disaster areas
school fund
the money provided by a government or raised by parents and teachers to finance the running of a school
sinking fund
a fund accumulated out of a business enterprise's earnings or a government's revenue and invested to repay a long-term debt or meet a depreciation charge
social fund
(in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
strike fund
an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
tracker fund
A tracker fund is an investment in which shares in different companies are bought and sold so that the value of the shares held always matches the average value of shares in all or part of a stock market.
welfare fund
a fund set up by a union or employer , providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill
electronic funds transfer
a transaction made using electronic banking
benevolent fund
a charitable organization
campaign fund
money for a campaign , as of a political candidate , usually acquired through contributions by supporters
disaster fund
a fund set up to relieve people or countries afflicted by a disaster
emergency fund
a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
evergreen fund
a fund that provides capital for new companies and makes regular injections of capital to support their development
hardship fund
funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
retirement fund
A retirement fund is a special fund which people pay money into so that, when they retire from their job , they will receive money regularly as a pension .
revolving fund
a fund set up for a specific purpose and constantly added to by income from its investments
electronic funds transfer system
a system which allows funds to be transferred using electronic banking
electronic transfer of funds
the transfer of money from one bank or building-society account to another by means of a computer link using the telephone network
closed-end fund
A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
contingency fund
a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
superannuation fund
a fund used for paying pensions
sustentation fund
a fund , esp in the Church of Scotland , to augment the support of ministers
asset-backed fund
a fund in which the money is invested in property, shares , etc, rather than being deposited with a bank or building society
index-tracking fund
an investment fund that is administered so that its value changes in line with a given share index
municipal bond fund
a mutual fund that invests in municipal bonds
NSF
not sufficient funds
sovereign wealth fund
an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
electronic funds transfer at point of sale
a system for debiting a retail sale direct to the customer's bank, building-society, or credit-card account by means of a computer link using the telephone network
EFTS
electronic funds transfer system
EFTPOS
electronic funds transfer at point of sale
United Way
a worldwide organization ( United Way Worldwide ) or any of its affiliated local groups that raise funds through individual contributions and allocate them to benefit civic and charitable programs and organizations, as the YMCA and Red Cross
(plural noun)
Definition
money that is readily available
The concert will raise funds for medical research.