fund

CEFRC1

/ˈfʌnd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An amount of money saved or collected for a purpose.

  2. 02

    verb

    To provide money for a project or activity.

Examples

  • The money was put into a special fund to buy books for the school library.

  • This was an additional fund for buying books.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.

  2. An organization managing such money.

  3. A sum or source of money.

More examples

In context

  • Singapore's Central Fund provides pensions.

  • Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.

  • the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The charity will blank the school program because they have raised enough donations.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.