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fund / fənd/ • n. a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose: he had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment. ∎ (funds) financial resources: the misuse of public funds. ∎ a large stock or supply of something: a vast fund of information. ∎ (the funds) Brit. the stock of the national debt (as a mode of investment). ∎ an organization set up for the administration and management of a monetary fund. • v. [tr.] provide with money for a particular purpose: the World Bank refused to fund the project | [in comb.] government-funded research. PHRASES: in funds Brit. having money to spend. |
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"fund." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fund." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fund.html "fund." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fund.html |
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A. †bottom, foundation, basis; B. source of supply; stock of money. XVII. refash. of †fond after L. fundus BOTTOM, piece of land, farm, estate, which is the ult. source of F. fond bottom, basis, and fonds stock; Eng. fond and fund were used XVII indifferently in both these senses. Hence vb. XVIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "fund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fund.html T. F. HOAD. "fund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fund.html |
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FUNDA comprehensive term for any money that is set aside for a particular purpose or that is accessible for the satisfaction of debts or claims. The term public funds is a colloquial label for the revenue of a government, state, or municipal corporation. |
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"Fund." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Fund." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701936.html "Fund." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701936.html |
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•bund, fund, Lund, rotund
•moribund • cummerbund
•Rosamund • orotund
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"fund." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fund." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fund.html "fund." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fund.html |
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