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Sounds | fah'nd |
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Rhymes | abandoned, aforementioned, almond, and 133 more rhymes in ahnd at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A reserve of money set aside for some purpose. |
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Synonyms | monetary fund |
Narrower | revolving fund; sinking fund; savings, nest egg; pension fund, superannuation fund; war chest; slush fund; trust fund; deposit, bank deposit; budget; petty cash |
Broader | money |
Verbs | fund; fund |
Meaning | A supply of something available for future use. |
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Synonyms | store, stock |
Narrower | infrastructure, base; hoard, cache, stash; provision; issue, military issue, government issue; seed stock |
Broader | accumulation |
Meaning | A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies. |
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Synonyms | investment company, investment trust, investment firm |
Narrower | hedge fund, hedgefund; mutual fund, open-end fund, open-end investment company; closed-end fund, closed-end investment company; face-amount certificate company; Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT; unit investment trust, unit trust; nondiscretionary trust, fixed investment trust |
Broader | nondepository financial institution |
Verbs | fund; fund |
Meaning | Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | finance |
Meaning | Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard |
Nouns | fund |
Meaning | Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
Nouns | fund |
Meaning | Invest money in government securities. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | invest, put, commit, place |
Nouns | fund |
Meaning | Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "fund a medical care plan" |
Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard |
Similar to | fund |
Meaning | Furnish money for. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | They fund him to write the letter |
Examples | "The government funds basic research in many areas" |
Entails | finance |
Narrower | grubstake; bankroll; absorb, take over |
Broader | support |
Similar to | fund |
See also | pay |
Nouns | funding; funding; fund |