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| Sounds | fah'nd |
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| Rhymes | abandoned, aforementioned, almond, and 133 more rhymes in ahnd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A reserve of money set aside for some purpose. |
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| Synonyms | monetary fund |
| Narrower | revolving fund; sinking fund; savings, nest egg; pension fund, superannuation fund; war chest; slush fund; trust fund; deposit, bank deposit; budget; petty cash |
| Broader | money |
| Verbs | fund; fund |
| Meaning | A supply of something available for future use. |
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| Synonyms | store, stock |
| Narrower | infrastructure, base; hoard, cache, stash; provision; issue, military issue, government issue; seed stock |
| Broader | accumulation |
| Meaning | A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies. |
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| Synonyms | investment company, investment trust, investment firm |
| Narrower | hedge fund, hedgefund; mutual fund, open-end fund, open-end investment company; closed-end fund, closed-end investment company; face-amount certificate company; Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT; unit investment trust, unit trust; nondiscretionary trust, fixed investment trust |
| Broader | nondepository financial institution |
| Verbs | fund; fund |
| Meaning | Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | finance |
| Meaning | Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard |
| Nouns | fund |
| Meaning | Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Nouns | fund |
| Meaning | Invest money in government securities. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | invest, put, commit, place |
| Nouns | fund |
| Meaning | Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "fund a medical care plan" |
| Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard |
| Similar to | fund |
| Meaning | Furnish money for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They fund him to write the letter |
| Examples | "The government funds basic research in many areas" |
| Entails | finance |
| Narrower | grubstake; bankroll; absorb, take over |
| Broader | support |
| Similar to | fund |
| See also | pay |
| Nouns | funding; funding; fund |