What does “fund” mean?
- 1
nounan amount of money saved or collected for a purpose
The school set up a fund to repair the gym.
- 2
nounmoney that is available to spend (usually plural)
We don’t have enough funds to finish the project.
- 3
verbto provide money for something
The research is funded by the government.
Fund at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /fʌnd/ · FUND
How to use “fund” correctly
“Funds” in the plural means available money; “funding” is money given for a project.
Common phrases with “fund”
- raise funds
- emergency fund
- be funded by
- public funds
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- finance
- pay for
- money
Word family
- funding
- fundraising
- underfunded
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