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Noun fund has 3 senses

fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
--₁ is a kind of money
--₁ has particulars:
revolving fund; sinking fund; savings, nest egg; pension fund, superannuation fund; war chest; slush fund; trust fund; deposit, bank deposit; budget; petty cash

Derived forms: verb fund₆, verb fund₂
store, stock, fund - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
--₂ is a kind of accumulation
--₂ has particulars:
infrastructure, base; hoard, cache, stash; provision; issue, military issue, government issue; seed stock

investment company, investment trust, investment firm, fund - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
--₃ is a kind of nondepository financial institution
--₃ has particulars:

hedge fund, hedgefund; mutual fund, open-end fund, open-end investment company; closed-end fund, closed-end investment company; face-amount certificate company; Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT; unit investment trust, unit trust; nondiscretionary trust, fixed investment trust

Derived forms: verb fund₄, verb fund₃

Verb fund has 6 senses

fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
--₁ is one way to finance
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation
--₂ is one way to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

Derived form: noun fund₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
--₃ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived form: noun fund₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fund - invest money in government securities
--₄ is one way to invest, put, commit, place

Derived form: noun fund₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
--₅ is one way to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
--₆ is one way to support

Derived forms: noun fund₁, noun funding₁, noun funding₂
Sample sentence:
They fund him to write the letter