- fund
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sum of money collected for a particular purposeADJECTIVE▪ large▪ special▪ appeal (BrE), charitable, charity, disaster, relief▪
The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.
▪ international▪ contingency, emergency, reserve▪ hardship (BrE)▪ benevolent (esp. BrE), campaign, compensation, insurance, investment, memorial, prize, social, trust▪It will be a challenge to raise campaign funds for the election.
▪a benevolent fund for retired actors
▪ pension, retirement▪ equity, hedge, managed, mutual▪ foreign, offshore▪ global▪ centralVERB + FUND▪ create, establish, launch, set up, start▪They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement.
▪ administer, manage, run▪ draw on, raid▪They don't want to draw on the fund unless they have to.
▪ invest▪The fund was invested in a range of state bonds.
FUND + NOUN▪ holder, investor, manager, provider, trustee▪ account, management▪ performance▪ valuePREPOSITION▪ in a/the fund▪There is currently over $200 000 in the fund.
▪ into a/the fund▪The money received is paid directly into a pension fund.
2 funds money that is available and can be spentADJECTIVE▪ adequate, sufficient▪ insufficient▪ limited▪There are only limited funds available.
▪ unlimited▪ substantial▪ surplus▪ additional, extra▪ available▪ much-needed, vital (both esp. BrE)▪ federal, government, private, public, state▪ church, school▪ lottery (esp. BrE)VERB + FUNDS▪ have▪We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work.
▪ spend▪Most of the funds are spent on software.
▪ be short of, run out of▪We're short of funds at the moment.
▪ appeal for (esp. BrE), solicit (esp. AmE)▪The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment.
▪ boost (esp. BrE), borrow, build (esp. AmE), build up, collect, generate, get, obtain, raise, receive, secure▪ allocate, distribute, lend, make available, provide, release▪Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services.
▪ withhold▪They voted to withhold funds from any organization which didn't sign the agreement.
▪ deposit, withdraw▪Clients can withdraw funds without any notice.
▪ channel, direct, use▪The government is to channel more funds into local projects.
▪ earmark▪The funds are earmarked for the health sector.
▪ invest▪ transfer▪ embezzle, misappropriate (esp. BrE), misuse (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ fund for▪a charity event to raise funds for local schools
▪ fund from▪Funds from the event will support the work of the hospice.
PHRASES▪ access to funds▪The current account offers savers instant access to funds.
▪ a flow of funds▪the flow of funds between various economic sectors
▪ a lack of funds, a shortage of funds▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The project was hampered by lack of funds.
verbADVERB▪ largely, mainly, primarily▪ entirely, wholly▪The venture is funded entirely by its board of directors.
▪ partially, partly▪ generously, heavily, lavishly, properly, well▪ fully▪fully funded day care for our children
▪ adequately▪ inadequately, poorly▪ centrally, directly▪Infrastructure projects are centrally funded.
▪The GDPC is not directly funded by the taxpayer.
▪ federally, publicly▪ externally, independently, privately▪ jointly▪a plan jointly funded by central and local government
▪ solely▪The museum is funded solely from voluntary contributions.
VERB + FUND▪ be used to, help (to)▪This money will help to fund administration costs.
▪ agree to▪ refuse toFund is used with these nouns as the object: ↑campaign, ↑deficit, ↑education, ↑effort, ↑expansion, ↑expedition, ↑expenditure, ↑initiative, ↑museum, ↑pension, ↑programme, ↑project, ↑research, ↑retirement, ↑scheme, ↑study, ↑venture
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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