fund

fund

F0362400 (fŭnd)n.1. A source of supply; a stock: a fund of goodwill.2. a. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose: a pension fund.b. funds Available money; ready cash: short on funds.3. An organization established to administer and manage a sum of money.4. funds The stock of the British permanent national debt, considered as public securities. Used with the.tr.v. fund·ed, fund·ing, funds 1. To provide funds for: funded the space program; a fully funded pension.2. To convert (short-term government debt) into a long-term or floating debt with fixed interest payments.

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[Latin fundus, bottom, piece of land.]

fund

(fʌnd) n1. a reserve of money, etc, set aside for a certain purpose2. a supply or store of something; stock: it exhausted his fund of wisdom. vb (tr) 3. to furnish money to in the form of a fund4. to place or store up in a fund5. (Banking & Finance) to convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt bearing fixed interest and represented by bonds6. (Banking & Finance) to provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest of7. (Banking & Finance) to accumulate a fund for the discharge of (a recurrent liability): to fund a pension plan. 8. (Banking & Finance) to invest (money) in government securities[C17: from Latin fundus the bottom, piece of land, estate; compare fond²] ˈfunder n

fund

(fʌnd)

n. 1. a supply of money or monetary resources, as for some purpose. 2. supply; stock: a fund of knowledge. 3. funds, money immediately available; pecuniary resources. 4. an organization created to manage the resources of a monetary fund. v.t. 5. to allocate or provide funds for (a program, project, etc.). 6. to provide a fund to pay the interest or principal of (a debt). [1670–80; < Latin fundus bottom, foundation]

fund

Past participle: funded
Gerund: funding

Imperative
fund
fund

Present
I fund
you fund
he/she/it funds
we fund
you fund
they fund

Preterite
I funded
you funded
he/she/it funded
we funded
you funded
they funded

Present Continuous
I am funding
you are funding
he/she/it is funding
we are funding
you are funding
they are funding

Present Perfect
I have funded
you have funded
he/she/it has funded
we have funded
you have funded
they have funded

Past Continuous
I was funding
you were funding
he/she/it was funding
we were funding
you were funding
they were funding

Past Perfect
I had funded
you had funded
he/she/it had funded
we had funded
you had funded
they had funded

Future
I will fund
you will fund
he/she/it will fund
we will fund
you will fund
they will fund

Future Perfect
I will have funded
you will have funded
he/she/it will have funded
we will have funded
you will have funded
they will have funded

Future Continuous
I will be funding
you will be funding
he/she/it will be funding
we will be funding
you will be funding
they will be funding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been funding
you have been funding
he/she/it has been funding
we have been funding
you have been funding
they have been funding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been funding
you will have been funding
he/she/it will have been funding
we will have been funding
you will have been funding
they will have been funding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been funding
you had been funding
he/she/it had been funding
we had been funding
you had been funding
they had been funding

Conditional
I would fund
you would fund
he/she/it would fund
we would fund
you would fund
they would fund

Past Conditional
I would have funded
you would have funded
he/she/it would have funded
we would have funded
you would have funded
they would have funded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purposemonetary fundmutual fund - the pooled money that is invested in assetsrevolving fund - a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedlysinking fund - a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securitiesnest egg, savings - a fund of money put by as a reservepension fund, superannuation fund - a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from servicewar chest - a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)slush fund - a fund for buying votes or bribing public officialstrust fund - a fund held in trustbank deposit, deposit - money deposited in a bank or some similar institutionmoney - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"budget - a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"petty cash - a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses
	2.	fund - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"store, stockinfrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporationhoard, stash, cache - a secret store of valuables or moneyprovision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)government issue, military issue, issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the governmentseed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
	3.	fund - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companiesinvestment company, investment firm, investment trusthedge fund, hedgefund - a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveragingmutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, mutual fund - a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesclosed-end fund, closed-end investment company - a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock marketface-amount certificate company - a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity dateReal Estate Investment Trust, REIT - an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock marketunit investment trust, unit trust - a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000"nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurancefixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust - an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
Verb	1.	fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bondsfinance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
	2.	fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulationcollect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
	3.	fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interestfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	4.	fund - invest money in government securitiesinvest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
	5.	fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
	6.	fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"grubstake - supply with funds in return for a promised share of profitsbankroll - provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"absorb, take over - take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

fund

noun1. reserve, trust, stock, supply, store, collection, pool, foundation, endowment, tontine a scholarship fund for undergraduate students2. store, stock, source, supply, mine, reserve, treasury, vein, reservoir, accumulation, hoard, repository He has an extraordinary fund of energy.plural noun1. money, capital, cash, finance, means, savings, necessary (informal), resources, assets, silver, bread (slang), wealth, tin (slang), brass (Northern English dialect), dough (slang), rhino (Brit. slang), the ready (informal), dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), hard cash, the wherewithal, needful (informal), shekels (informal), dibs (slang), ready money, ackers (slang), spondulicks (slang) The concert will raise funds for Aids research.verb1. finance, back, support, pay for, promote, float, endow, subsidize, stake, capitalize, provide money for, put up the money for The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs.in funds finance, flush (informal), in the black, solvent, well-off, well-supplied I'll pay you back as soon as I'm in funds again.

fund

nounThe monetary resources of a government, organization, or individual.Used in plural:capital, finance (used in plural), money (often used in plural).verbTo supply capital to or for:back, capitalize, finance, grubstake, stake, subsidize.Informal: bankroll.Idiom: put up money for.

Translations

专款基金大量的

fund

(fand) noun1. a sum of money for a special purpose. Have you given money to the repair fund? 專款，基金 专款，基金 2. a store or supply. He has a fund of funny stories. 大量的 大量的funds noun plural money ready to spend. Have you enough funds for your journey? 現款 现款