1
as in budget
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
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2
as in resources
funds plural
available money
my funds were a little low, so I asked my favorite lending institution—Dad—for a small advance on my first paycheck
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as in supply
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
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as in to finance
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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as in to subsidize
to provide money for
Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
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Recent Examples of fund
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Seely's role is funded through a collaboration between the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Boise has already spent around $20,000 of Open Space and Clean Water Levy funds on surveys, closing costs and other donation costs associated with the parcel, the news release said.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district is seeking to renew and increase a technology capital projects levy to fund and support student learning devices, digital tools and cybersecurity programs.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Seely's role is funded through a collaboration between the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fund
Noun
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Use the meeting-day volatility to rebalance toward your risk budget rather than chase the first move.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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While there is little information about the size of the NRO’s budget, the New York Times reported in 1994 that the budget was around $6 billion (around $12 billion in 2024 dollars).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nurse navigators also identify potential barriers to care, such as language differences, financial limitations, or lack of access to resources.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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The wide on-ramp into the data means that everyone from researchers, journalists, and policymakers to healthcare providers, community leaders, and families on the frontlines of the crisis can all make informed decisions about where limited resources might be best directed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Indian officials have argued that it if the country were to stop buying Russian oil, a plan must be put in place to stabilize energy markets, along with a contingency to fill the shortfall in supply if Russian barrels are taken off the market.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Owing in large part to Sabine, the British government financed the construction of magnetic observatories around the empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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But how the buildup will be financed remains unclear.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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In that doomsday scenario, California would be subsidizing productions that would have opted to shoot in the state regardless.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsidize continually skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Suzuki argued that Japan had enough uranium deposits at home and overseas to build the bomb.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company’s Amazon Web Services will launch a real-time bidding service for ad buyers and sellers called AWS RTB Fabric, with a goal of helping marketers and media outlets buy and sell digital commercial inventory through split-second auctions.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Blue Jay follows other recent robotics developments at Amazon, including the testing the humanoid robot Digit and the inventory processing Sequoia robotics system.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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The nylon-spandex pants are boot cut with a subtle side pocket.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Leave a few pockets of bare earth here and there for ground-nesting native bees.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fund. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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