Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfund

/ˌʌnˈfʌnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fund
IPA: /ˌʌnˈfʌnd/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove, rescind, or cancel funding for.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] if the Act of 1789 designed only to unfund the debt, it is equally unjust with destroying it, it is different not in principle but in degree."
"So the effort to unfund them, really, was based on their learning that they were nonsupportive?"
"But that in-force block will become an unfunding block at some point where the payments made are greater than the premiums, investment income, and investment rollover."
"This data element contains the last two positions of the latest IMET order number that either funds, unfunds, or modifies an IMET record."

Etymology

From un- + fund.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌʌnˈfʌnd/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unfunds (present, singular) unfunding (participle, present) unfunded (participle, past) unfunded (past)

Synonyms

defund

Rhymes With

fund und refund stunned lund gunned shunned defund mund runned sunned punned

Questions

How do you pronounce unfund?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈfʌnd/.
What does unfund mean?: To remove, rescind, or cancel funding for.
Where does unfund come from?: From un- + fund.

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