English dictionary
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English verb: fund | |||
| 1. | fund (possession) convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | finance | ||
| 2. | fund (possession) place or store up in a fund for accumulation | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up | ||
| 3. | fund (possession) provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 4. | fund (possession) invest money in government securities | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commit, invest, place, put | ||
| 5. | fund (possession) accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability | ||
| Samples | Fund a medical care plan. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up | ||
| Verb group | fund | ||
| 6. | fund (possession) furnish money for | ||
| Samples | The government funds basic research in many areas. | ||
| Examples | They fund him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, bankroll, grubstake, take over | ||
| Entail | finance | ||
| Verb group | fund | ||
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