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

Why private credit may avoid a ‘crisis-apocalypse’ Blackstone’s scale attracts outsized scrutiny, and investors’ attempts to pull money from its private credit funds earlier this year made headline news. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

About half of the capital funds will go toward replacing two fire engines and adding a new one, while the rest will be used to purchase new equipment for the department. — Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

Why equal weight funds are beating the market The mechanics explain the divergence. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

The program funds will be available to K-12 students from households earning up to 300% of the area median income for the city of Denver; most students will be eligible. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

The new building was paid for with about $27 million in ECC funds, $33 million obtained in a bond sale and about $28 million from the state. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Your school will apply the funds toward required costs like tuition and fees before sending any remaining amount to you. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Those funds were then used in 2024 to defeat Amendment 3, the citizen initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida. — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 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

Verb

Movies in this class are, paradigmatically, produced, written, and directed by the same person, who generally also plays the devastatingly handsome romantic lead (and often funds the proceedings with money earned in some unrelated capacity). — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication. — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The auction was part of a charity effort to benefit the Ferrari Foundation, which funds global education initiatives. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

While Berlin’s Tuttle teetered on the verge of being fired by the German government, which funds 40% of the event, Barbera came out of last year’s political polemics on the Lido unscathed. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

The new order also funds Defense Exportability Features for Blackbeard. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Jen actively reminds her community that the Walk funds crucial research for new treatments and provides indispensable caregiver resources. — Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

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