fund

1. n. An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence. Source: opted

2. n. A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc. Source: opted

3. n. The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; -- called also public funds. Source: opted

4. n. An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object. Source: opted

5. n. A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense. Source: opted

6. v. t. To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes. Source: opted

7. v. t. To place in a fund, as money. Source: opted

8. v. t. To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt. Source: opted

9. n. a reserve of money set aside for some purpose Source: wordnet

10. n. a supply of something available for future use Source: wordnet

11. n. a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies Source: wordnet

12. v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds Source: wordnet

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