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

Those funds went toward student success initiatives, faculty research programs, and capital projects, and UC Merced is also largely an institution for first-generation college students. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Those funding buckets are called general funds, and county budgets do detail how much each department receives from those funds. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Neither professional investor said the problem for investors is holding index funds as a way to gain exposure to the market. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Along with jamming out with Limbani, Lee also collaborated on a painting with the chimp, which sold at auction for $5,000, funds that will go to support Save the Chimps’ animals. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

The details of the investigation are complicated, to say the least, but the short version is that two companies Walter controls, both insurance companies, used investor funds on private-credit deals, essentially making loans directly to businesses. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

As funds funnel toward AI startups, Dacombe is one of a growing number of (really) young founders hitting billion-dollar net worths. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 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

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

Verb

The Dutch health ministry’s scheme for international top-sport events funds one-off competitions rather than recurring ones annually, and caps awards at €3 million. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Prop 42 shields the asset forms billionaires hold, like business interests and financial control, while Prop 40 is the measure that funds Medi-Cal, the program that pays for long-term care when middle-class savings run out. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Under the plan, officers would purchase insurance covering up to $500,000 in personal liability, which typically funds legal fees, settlements and judgments. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

The Indianapolis Colts and Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever, will donate the money to the American Red Cross, the aid organization that funds disaster relief and operates emergency shelters. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026

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

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