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

Willingham said Wednesday that city governments have a responsibility to make sure information collected about their residents is kept safe, especially since Flock contracts are paid for with public funds. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026

Ideally, both Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri stay and funds are generated by high-fee sales for more expendable players — the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson — but that is not realistic. — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin defended his organization’s fundraising record despite a massive Republican advantage and implored allies to help raise more funds in the final few months before the November midterm elections. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

In the United States, these efforts should begin with a congressional appropriation of funds to refill and modernize the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, now at its lowest level in nearly five decades. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

The funds were used to pay down bank debt incurred during COVID-19, help pay off capital expenses to enhance its stadium, Anfield, and repurchase the Melwood training ground. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Click here to find organizations where people can contribute funds and resources to earthquake victims. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Investors are depending more than ever on funds that simply mimic indexes such as the S&P 500. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Less wealthy associations within and outside the confederation have relied heavily on FIFA funds via Infantino’s FIFA Forward program, the precursor to FFE, which was introduced by him in 2016. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Verb

To combat the spread, the USDA jointly funds and manages a sterile fly production facility with Panama that releases about 100 million sterile flies each week. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Central technology funds the experiments, the platform and the build. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

That creates a cycle in which Nvidia funds customers, and customers then buy Nvidia products. — CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

The curatorial experts who have built and shaped their collections for decades, or the public that funds them? — Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Head Start is a $12 billion program that funds 1,200 centers nationwide. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs. — New York Times, 4 Aug. 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