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

In Taiwan, telecom and media companies have formed joint funds with a public agency. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

For the most part, the funds from alternative investment companies promising investors a piece of the physical infrastructure powering the AI economy remain the province of institutional investors like pension funds. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

The council voted to transfer personnel and funds from four existing departments involved in homelessness response to the new department. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Keller heard about the Yountville property from a fellow chef and cobbled together funds from 60 investors to purchase it, opening his new version in 1994. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

The funds were secured by Pasadena Assemblymember John Harabedian, and will be used toward making the historic venue ADA-compliant, as well as to renovate lobbies and other areas open to the public. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Caputo vowed to prevent such pitfalls, with intelligence and financial oversight agencies helping to vet applicants' identities, criminal records and sources of funds. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Rising from $5,000 to up to $10,000, the increase doubles the funds given to artists and represents the first change in this funding stream in some 20 years. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The refund is provided in bonus funds and is equal to your first bet. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

The state budget funds 97 positions this year for the state’s occupational safety agency. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Mecklenburg County funds a significant portion of the district’s annual budget, including about $730 million in fiscal year 2027, which began July 1. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

The taxing district that funds services and events within Wynwood, the Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID), called the plans a milestone for the neighborhood’s long-term growth. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The budget keeps $40 million for Metro’s Infrastructure Improvement Program, which funds roadway work on streets used by buses. — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

Congress funds her organization’s efforts to ensure that even people who might not have access to the internet or transportation have the opportunity to participate in elections. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Sep. 2026

The publisher still funds the content and its delivery, while the interaction may return neither a visit nor compensation. — Rishi Katdare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The initiative funds fundamental superconducting technologies that could serve several competing fusion reactor designs. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

The only exceptions, per the bill, would have been in situations when such proof was required by federal law or as a condition of a grant that funds a particular job. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026