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

To honor that, his family has spent the past 25 years helping people like Ray did, by establishing scholarship funds and through charitable endeavors, including an annual 5K Father’s Day run in his honor. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The dress was auctioned off in June 1997, when the princess sold 79 of her dresses at auction to raise funds for charity. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026

Odds that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its policy meeting next week shot up to 90% from about 72% on Thursday, based on trading in 30-day fed funds futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

As the Fund grows, a recurring pool of distribution funds is created, carrying over from release to release. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as the data points to a resilient labor market alongside inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

In mid-2025, for example, Congress clawed back nearly $8 billion in foreign assistance funds. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Blue Cross will maintain its reserve funds and foundation resources will remain in Arkansas. — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

Shevchenko has been trying to obtain documents to recover state funds owed to her mother, who died last year. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

The city contracted with the company through a state grant that partially funds the program. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Newell's, one of the top clubs in Argentina, funds the training and education of about 400 players ages 12 to 18 who practice up to six times a week. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026

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