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

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

Here, the bankruptcy trustee knew about the Purplemed sale for $15 million and that most of the funds were in the Children's Trust. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

After steering some of the funds toward naloxone and addiction-treatment programs, Hubbard began researching alternative rehabilitation therapies. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

The California Air Resources Board estimates the $135 million lawmakers provided to fund the EV rebate program, along with automakers’ matching funds, will cover 73,000 vehicle sales. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Collins is under investigation from the House for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds by paying a staffer in his office who did not work. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

According to the complaint, Kanai responded on July 31 but did not return the funds, ultimately leading to the lawsuit filed by CAHA that October. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In June, Democrats warned that $350 million in funds from a tax cuts law appeared to have been redirected for the ballroom. — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 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

Verb

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

That structure means the stadium project has to be financed largely through the club’s own commercial growth rather than an external capital injection of the kind that funds the rise of many clubs in recent years. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 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 chart below shows an overlay of the Fed funds policy rate in orange overlaid with the short duration 2 year Treasury yield in blue. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 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

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