fund

fund

noun

Definition of FUND

1

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose <our club has a fund for parties—which we like to have as often as possible>

Synonyms account, budget, deposit, kitty, nest egg, pool

Related Words chest, coffer(s); assets, savings, savings account; bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure; petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

funds plavailable money <my funds were a little low, so I asked my favorite lending institution—Dad—for a small advance on my first paycheck>

Synonyms bankroll, coffers, exchequer, finances, pocket, resources, wherewithal

Related Words shirt; bread [slang], cash, chips, currency, dough, gold, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, pelf, scratch [slang], tender, wampum; assets, capital, deep pockets, fortune, means, opulence, riches, roll, substance, wealth; purse, treasury; cash flow; financing

Near Antonyms debts, liabilities; indebtedness

3

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time <we have a deep fund of volunteers to call on when there is an unexpected need for help>

Synonyms budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock

Related Words reserve, resource; cache, hoard, stockpile; refill, renewal, replacement; kitty, nest egg, pot, purse; fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring