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say it: fuhnd
fund is a verb and noun meaning "convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds". It carries 9 recorded senses.
convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
place or store up in a fund for accumulation
provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
invest money in government securities
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
“fund a medical care plan”
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
a supply of something available for future use
“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fund come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.