funded

1. 1
   adjective

   Paid for with money from a person, group, or government.

   Like a school trip where the school pays, so you don't have to.

   The funded program kept its doors open all year.

   Their new clinic is fully funded, so treatment is free.

   Similarsubsidized, backed

   Oppositeunfunded

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2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of fund. Use it when money has already been given to pay for something.

   The city funded three new parks last year.

   A local charity funded her college fees.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Held as long-term government bonds that get paid back slowly over many years.

   Like turning lots of bills you must pay soon into one big loan you pay back slowly over years.

   The government's funded debt is paid off slowly through bonds that last for years.

   Most of the city's borrowing is now funded, tied up in long-term bonds.

   Oppositefloating, unfunded

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