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fund

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fund

1 to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

  • her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
Synonyms of fund

endow, finance, subsidize
Words Related to fund

establish, found, organize

bequeath, contribute, donate, subscribe, support, underwrite

award, grant

back, promote, sponsor

capitalize, invest (in)
Near Antonyms of fund

draw, receive

subsist
Antonyms of fund

defund, disendow

2 to provide money for

  • Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
Synonyms of fund

bankroll, capitalize, endow, finance, stake, subsidize, underwrite
Words Related to fund

grubstake

cofinance, refinance

advocate, aid, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, sponsor, support

maintain, nourish, provide (for)

clear, defray, discharge, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, pay up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand

refund
Antonyms of fund

defund

fund

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of fund

account, budget, deposit, kitty, nest egg, pool
Words Related to fund

chest, coffer(s)

assets, savings, savings account

bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

2 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
Synonyms of fund

bankroll, coffers, exchequer, finances, pocket, resources, wherewithal
Words Related to fund

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 of fund

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 of fund

budget, force, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock, supply
Words Related to fund

reserve, resource

cache, hoard, stockpile

refill, renewal, replacement

kitty, nest egg, pot, purse

fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring

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