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   Fund

   /fənd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose: "he had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment" Similar collectionkittyreservepoolpurseendowmentfoundationtrustcharitygrantinvestmentcapitalsavingsnest egginformal:stash
   • ▪ financial resources: "the misuse of public funds" Similar moneycashhard cashready moneywealthmeansassetsresourcessavingscapitalreservesdeep pocketsthe wherewithalinformal:doughbreadlootgreenfolding moneylollyspondulicksthe readydosh
   • ▪ a large stock or supply of something, especially information or knowledge: "a vast fund of information" Similar stockstoresupplyaccumulationmasscollectioncumulationbankpoolminereservoirstorehousetreasurytreasure househoardrepository
   • ▪ the stock of the national debt (as a mode of investment).

   verb

   • 1. provide with money for a particular purpose: "the World Bank refused to fund the project"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in sense ‘source or supply of material things’): from Latin fundus ‘bottom, base, landed estate’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • U

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   • N

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   • D

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