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
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Pittsburgh also couldn’t argue the facility was intended to offset public funds used to build the facilities.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, disagreements on Capitol Hill have stalled lawmakers from agreeing on a stopgap bill to fund the government.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Rory McIlroy, who has played for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup in every tournament from 2010 to 2025, previously broke down the significance of the match-up and how a potential prize fund could change the meaning of the tournament.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Pittsburgh also couldn’t argue the facility was intended to offset public funds used to build the facilities.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Republicans have other potential pitfalls to navigate, including funding the government.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, disagreements on Capitol Hill have stalled lawmakers from agreeing on a stopgap bill to fund the government.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fund
Noun
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If our hypothetical hard salary cap comes in, teams could be given a higher budget if a percentage is assigned to homegrown talents.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 90% of administrative expenditures came from the federal budget, the report concluded, meaning that Georgia’s experiment is being funded by taxpayers around the country.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the final environmental analysis determined that, even after mitigation, three other impacts — land use, historical and tribal cultural resources, and noise — will be significant and unavoidable.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Most of our supply comes indirectly from tritium decay in nuclear stockpiles, producing only modest quantities.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Among the companies on the list is Deloitte, which recently helped Brazil develop hydrogen power by creating a model to work across various supply-chain scenarios, for example.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The original site was financed through Sky Legal & General’s annuity portfolio, which spends money on infrastructure projects.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Development on the film was financed by ZQ Entertainment and their partner RTF.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Councilman Carl Zogby, an ally of Garcia-Roves, expressed concern about the long-term impact of having the city subsidize continuing costs.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Romania can and does supply gas to Moldova proper—but Brussels has so far lacked the will to subsidize those deliveries fully, even though the cost of losing Moldova would dwarf the price of stabilizing it.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Studying volcanic deposits on archaeological sites fills in only one piece of the puzzle, though.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fidelity Investments Learn More Minimum deposit and balance Minimum deposit and balance requirements may vary depending on the investment vehicle selected.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The measure of the GDP fell over the first three months of the year, largely due to a surge of imports as firms stockpiled inventory to avoid far-reaching tariffs.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Clothes That Don’t Fit Take inventory of the clothes that don’t fit anyone in your home.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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He still tippy-taps in the pocket like a skittish rookie.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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On a third-and-10, Herbert dropped back and had a clean pocket.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fund. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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