Pronunciation

/fʌnd/

Definitions

• Noun (n): A supply of money or resources set aside for a specific purpose. For example: “The charity relies on donations to its relief fund.”

  • Also, an investment vehicle where people pool their money to invest in various assets such as stocks, bonds, or real estate. Example: “They created a retirement fund for their future financial security.”
  • The act of providing financial support for something; financing. Example: “The government has agreed to fund the new infrastructure project.”

• Verb (v): To provide money for a particular purpose. Example: “The company decided to fund research into renewable energy sources.”

  • Also, to establish or finance the establishment of something. Example: “She funded her startup with seed capital from investors.”

Phrases

• “Fundamental analysis”: Analyzing securities by considering economic and financial factors that affect their underlying value.
• “To be well-funded”: Describing an organization or project that has sufficient financial resources.
• “Mutual fund”: A professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The scholarship fund helps students who cannot afford college tuition.”
• Verb: “The entrepreneur successfully funded his innovative idea through crowdfunding.”

Synonyms

• Finance
• Back
• Support
• Endow
• Sponsor
• Allocate
• Invest
• Resource

For the noun sense:

• Pool
• Reserve
• Capital
• Treasury

For the verb sense:

• Provide funding for
• Supply funds to
• Allocate money towards
• Finance the cost of