funds

funds · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Financial resources; money available for a particular purpose.

  2. 2.

    Plural of fund; pools of money set aside for specific purposes.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    public funds — government money
  • •
    lack of funds — insufficient money
  • •
    raise funds — to collect money for a cause

Related words

See also: finance, fund, fundraiser, money
Synonyms: capital, finances, money, resources

Etymology

Plural of fund, from Latin fundus ("bottom, piece of land, estate"). See [[fund]] for full etymology.