Synonyms of funds

funds 1 of 2

noun

plural of fund

as in pocket

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 & Similar Words

• pocket
• resources
• cash
• assets
• finances
• chips
• coffers
• bankroll
• exchequer
• capital
• currency
• wherewithal
• gold
• dough
• riches
• financing
• tender
• treasury
• purse
• roll
• means
• wealth
• legal tender
• cash flow
• bread
• substance
• fortune
• pelf
• deep pockets
• scratch
• lucre
• wampum
• opulence
• jack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• debts
• indebtedness

funds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fund

1

as in finances

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

her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finances
• endows
• establishes
• subsidizes
• grants
• supports
• sponsors
• awards
• organizes
• founds
• contributes
• donates
• promotes
• bequeaths
• underwrites
• backs
• subscribes
• invests (in)
• capitalizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• defunds
• draws
• disendows
• subsists

2

as in subsidizes

to provide money for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finances
• subsidizes
• stakes
• sponsors
• underwrites
• supports
• bankrolls
• capitalizes
• endorses
• endows
• backs
• advocates
• aids
• maintains
• pays
• refunds
• champions
• defrays
• refinances
• provides (for)
• grubstakes
• springs (for)
• pays off
• cofinances
• liquidates
• stands
• patronizes
• foots
• pays up
• nourishes
• discharges
• recompenses
• settles
• quits
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funds

Noun

Unlocking extra funds for public health departments to buy drugs like those temporarily being imported. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

Middleton completed the challenge in late June, to help raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026

One failure cost funds, the other exposes metadata, but both show how often safety is inferred from a product's reputation rather than confirmed by evidence, and why security and privacy should be verified, not assumed. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The sides are trying to agree on a term sheet for an arena lease in exchange for millions in public funds. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Winn also recently called on local administrators to make smarter spending decisions with public funds. — Sofi Zeman july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Although sovereign wealth funds serve a wide range of purposes, their most basic function, broadly defined, is to hold and invest government savings to support the current and future needs of citizens. — Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Rarely have the donors or recipients of narco funds been prosecuted, let alone convicted. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Cathy Wood’s Ark Investment Management added shares of Tesla on Thursday to a several of its ETF funds after the latest stock slide. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Verb

The money funds European retail expansion and a herbal range. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The demonstration was supported by UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), which funds emerging technologies with potential military applications. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Today, no one funds a film that’s even slightly critical of the Russian government or politics out of Russia. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026

The eatery also funds rented accommodations nearby for team members, and for many of them, this is their first experience of a stable home. — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

Massie, meanwhile, defended Vance’s criticism, telling reporters that Israel funds online influence campaigns targeting lawmakers who oppose its policies and suggesting the vice president was now experiencing similar attacks. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

In West Virginia this year, legislators passed the Make West Virginia Healthy Act, which funds county-level public health projects. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

His widow, Amy Yasbeck, started the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, which funds Milewicz's research program and has enrolled more than 1,500 families. — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Each vote costs $1, which directly funds San Diego Humane Society’s services, including emergency medical care, animal rescue and Project Wildlife’s rehabilitation efforts, according to their website. — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026