fund
/ˈfʌnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.82 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An organization managing such money.
noun
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
noun
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
Example Sentences
- "the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc."
- "a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students"
- "Several major funds were declared insolvent recently."
- "He drew on his immense fund of knowledge."
- "an inexhaustible fund of stories"
- "He was a most likeable and generous man, a Whitworth Scholar, and possessed of a fund of knowledge which seemed to cover every subject under the sun."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Finance.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
alternative fund
alternative investment fund
balanced fund
bond fund
CAT fund
chit fund
closed-end fund
collateralized fund obligation