to fund
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8.2
- verb
- /fʌnd/
- Specialized
- The people are paying high taxes to fund an unnecessary war.
Examples
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Research for this article was funded by a post-doctoral fellowship from the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies.
Academic text (2008) -
U.S. commercial banks used those balances to fund dollar loans to Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Academic text (2012) -
This is a privately-funded operation.
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Thus, by late 2013, Hamas was finding it difficult to pay salaries and fund government services to Gaza's population.
Academic text (2015) -
Um, well, welcome to Employment Opportunities, a government-funded program to help you find full-time employment.
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We're bidding for a federally-funded low-income project for Bridgeport.
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Two million pesos would fund the project to connect Havana to Gines, located to the southeast.
Academic text (2013) -
The government decided to fund the development of renewable energy projects to combat climate change.
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Many organizations fund scholarships to help students pursue higher education.
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The city will fund the construction of a new bridge to improve transportation links.
Compounds
- Specialized
105
3.7
Money or property kept and managed by someone for another person's use
- Specialized
80
6.3
A company that manages money for rich people and uses risky methods to try to make big profits
- Specialized
65
3.5
A way to invest money where many people put money together and experts buy many investments
45
3.0
An organization that collects and manages money to pay people after they stop working
26
3.6
An international organization that lends money and gives advice to countries with financial problems
- Specialized
11
3.4
A pool of money many people manage together to buy stocks and bonds to make money
- Specialized
9
4.8
A fund that buys the same stocks or bonds as a market index to match its returns
- Specialized
4
4.9
A business that manages money from many people and sells shares so they can invest
- Specialized
3
5.6
Money that people give to an organization and keep to earn income for its work
- Specialized
3
6.1
A fund you can buy and sell on a stock market that tracks an index like the S&P 500
An organization of the United Nations that helps children and mothers in poor countries
- Specialized
1
7.2
A company that sells a set number of shares that trade on the stock market
1
6.7
A pool of money that employers and workers save for retirement payments
An organization that helps children and mothers with health, education, and basic needs in poor countries
Surface Forms
Etymology
This finance meaning of fund comes from Latin fundus 'bottom' and the idea of giving something a steady base. So to fund debt is to replace quick, short payments with a firmer, long-term form, like bonds, to make it more stable.