Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfund

/ˈoʊvɚfˌʌnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-fund
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚfˌʌnd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To supply with more funds than necessary or appropriate

Example Sentences

"But it is not likely to contain contributions from G.M.’s pension plan, even though the plan is overfunded, they added."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fund English overfund From over- + fund.

Inflected Forms

overfunds (present, singular) overfunding (participle, present) overfunded (participle, past) overfunded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overfund?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚfˌʌnd/.
What does overfund mean?: To supply with more funds than necessary or appropriate
Where does overfund come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fund English overfund From over- + fund.

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