funds

1. 1
   moneynounplural

   Money or other financial resources available to be spent for a particular purpose.

   The committee allocated funds for the new library wing.

   Investors withdrew their funds as soon as the market dropped.

   UsageUse are: the funds are running low. Often raise funds, lack the funds, the funds for something; a bit more formal than money.

   Similarmoney, capital, finances, resources, cash

2. 2
   money poolsnoun

   Plural of fund.

   Mutual funds pool money from many investors.

   The two charity funds merged last year.

   UsageTakes a number (two pension funds), unlike the money meaning, where you are short of funds with no number.

   Note

   Here the plural counts separate pools: two pension funds, several mutual funds, each with its own managers and purpose. The plural also covers the figurative supply drawn upon, as in funds of goodwill or of stories.

3. 3
   pays forverb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of fund.

   A small grant funds the entire program each year.

   The foundation funds scholarships for first-generation students.

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