fund

Everyday

1. An amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose. tree →
2. (plural, funds) Money that is available to spend. tree →
3. A large supply of something: «a fund of stories». tree →
4. (verb) To give the money that pays for something. tree →

In the lessons

In school and everyday life it appears in fundraising: «the school fund», «raise funds for the roof». In adult life: savings fund, pension fund. In maths problems it may be the total money collected. Phrases: raise funds, school fund, short of funds, a fund of jokes, fund a project.

Examples

• We are raising funds for a new playground. tree →
• The class put the money from the bake sale into the trip fund. tree →
• The charity is short of funds this winter. tree →
• Grandpa has a fund of funny stories. tree →
• The council will fund the new swimming pool. tree →
• Our school fund paid for the visiting author. tree →

Note

Related: funding, fundraising, fundraiser. «Funds» with s means money in general. In word problems, «the fund had £200 and they added £50» means 200 + 50.