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Added 9 October 2026

fund

/ˈfʌnd/ noun

Latin root: fundus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fund at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A sum or source of money.
the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
An organization managing such money.
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.

verb

To pay or provide money for.
He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction.
To place (money) in a fund.
To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

Origin

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.

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