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to fund
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
fund
3rd person singular
funds
present participle
funding
past simple
funded
past participle
funded
Examples
The government funds educational programs to support student learning.
02
to put money aside in a specific account or fund for a particular use
Transitive: to fund an account
Examples
She decided to fund her savings account every month.
03
to turn a financial obligation into a long-term debt with fixed interest
Transitive: to fund a financial obligation
Examples
The government decided to fund the loan to make payments manageable over time.
04
to build up a reserve of money to regularly cover an ongoing expense
Transitive: to fund a recurrent expense
Examples
They decided to fund a budget for recurring software subscriptions.
05
to set aside money specifically to cover the interest or repayment of a debt
Transitive: to fund interest or repayment of a debt
Examples
The city established a reserve to fund the interest on its bonds.
Fund
01
a sum of money that is collected and saved for a particular purpose
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
funds
Examples
The school created a fund for new books.
02
a stored supply of something available for later use
Examples
She has a fund of practical knowledge from years of experience.
03
a financial entity that pools investors' money and invests it in securities
Examples
She put her savings into an equity fund.
Lexical Tree
funded
funding
refund
fund
