Fund

English Meaning

An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.

1. A source of supply; a stock: a fund of goodwill.
2. A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose: a pension fund.
3. Available money; ready cash: short on funds.
4. The stock of the British permanent national debt, considered as public securities. Used with the.
5. An organization established to administer and manage a sum of money.
6. To provide money for paying off the interest or principal of (a debt).
7. To convert into a long-term or floating debt with fixed interest payments.
8. To place in a fund for accumulation.
9. To furnish a fund for: funded the space program.