- An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies
are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining
existence. - A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the
foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view
to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are
supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing
corporation, etc. - The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences
(stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is
paid at prescribed intervals; -- called also public funds. - An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific
object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the
maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically
collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object. - A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a
supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good
sense.
2 . Fund
[ v. t.]
- To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for
the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of
resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the
interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes. - To place in a fund, as money. - To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular
interest; as, to fund the floating debt.
Meaning of 'fund' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . fund
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a supply of something available for future use
Example in sentence:
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
2 . fund
[ v]
Meaning (2): - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
Equity Fund Equity Fund is a type of investment portfolio that primarily trades equities. It can be handled actively or passively. Stock Funds are another name for it.
Capital Funding Capital Funding is the monetary resources provided to the business that can assist in building their operating capital. A company can use this funding to support initiatives and investments...
Hedge Fund Hedge Fund is one type of investment fund that trades in liquid assets pooling investments from wealthy investors (individual or business) that meet certain criteria set by the fund managers.
Index Fund A portfolio of stocks or bonds that mirrors the composition and performance of a financial market index is called an Index Fund.
Trust-fund plan Trust-fund plan is a type of pension plan in which all pension contributions are deposited with a trustee who invests the funds according to a trust agreement between employer and trustee.
Unsatisfied judgment fund Unsatisfied judgment fund established by a small number of states to compensate accident victims who have exhausted all other means of
Installment refund annuity Installment refund annuity pays the annuitant a lifetime income, but if death occurs before receiving payments equal to the purchase price,
Funding agency Funding agency is a financial institution that provides for the accumulation or administration of the contributions that will be used
Funding instrument Funding instrument is an insurance contract or trust agreement that states the terms under which the funding agency will accumulate, administer, and disburse
Cash refund annuity Cash refund annuity is the balance is paid in one lump sum to the beneficiary after the death of the annuitant, if total payments do not