fund
noun
[ fʌnd ]
• a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.
• "he had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment"
Similar:
collection,
kitty,
reserve,
pool,
purse,
endowment,
foundation,
trust,
charity,
grant,
investment,
capital,
savings,
nest egg,
stash,
fund
verb
• provide with money for a particular purpose.
• "the World Bank refused to fund the project"
Similar:
finance,
pay for,
back,
capitalize,
sponsor,
provide finance/capital for,
put up the money for,
subsidize,
underwrite,
endow,
support,
be a patron of,
float,
maintain,
foot the bill for,
pick up the tab for,
bankroll,
stake,
Origin:
early 17th century (in sense ‘source or supply of material things’): from Latin fundus ‘bottom, base, landed estate’.
