American English
/fənd̚/
One syllable.
Money collected, saved, or given for a particular purpose.
The clear form of “fund” is /fənd̚/. In natural speech, the middle vowel may become very short, so you may hear /fn̩d̚/.
Money collected, saved, or given for a particular purpose.
The town set up a fund for flood victims.
She puts $50 a month into a college fund.
emergency fund · relief fund · education fund
a fund for + a purpose
donate to + a fund
Money that a person or organization has available to spend, especially to pay for something.
The museum has enough funds to repair the roof.
We ran out of funds before the work was finished.
available funds · lack of funds · sufficient funds · run out of funds
have/need + funds
run out of + funds
To provide the money needed for a project, activity, or organization.
The grant funded the new clinic.
Donations fund the food program.
fund a project · fund research · government-funded program · fully funded
[someone] fund(s) + something
something is funded by + someone
A pool of money from many investors that is managed and invested together.
He put his savings in a mutual fund.
The fund invests in clean-energy companies.
mutual fund · investment fund · pension fund · index fund
invest in + a fund
a fund that invests in + something
to collect money for a particular purpose
We raised funds for the local shelter.
to have no money left for a purpose
The project ran out of funds in June.
an investment fund owned by many investors
Her retirement money is in a mutual fund.
The past form is funded, with two d's. The -ing form is funding, with one d.