| 单词 | fund |
| 释义 | fund fund // noun, verb
(Finance )
■ noun
BALANCED FUND, BOND FUND, COHESION FUND, CONTINGENCY FUND, DEPRECIATION FUND, DISCRETIONARY FUND, EQUITY FUND, FEDERAL FUND, FLOW OF FUND, FUND OF FUND, GROWTH FUND, GUARANTEE FUND, HEDGE FUND, INCOME FUND, INDEX FUND, INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LIFE FUND, LOAD FUND, MANAGED FUND, MONEY FUND, MONEY MARKET FUND, MUTUAL FUND, PENSION FUND, PROVIDENT FUND, RESERVE FUND, SHAREHOLDER FUND, SINKING FUND, SLUSH FUND, STRIKE FUND, TRACKER FUND, TRUST FUND
1 [C] an amount of money that is saved or collected for a particular purpose, especially for investing in companies, projects, etc.; an organization that controls this money: We set up a fund for technological research. a $7.5 billion investment fund The fund went down in value by 13% this year. the International Monetary Fund a fund company/group (= that manages investments) ◆ Around 70% of the fund's assets are in (= in the form of) bonds. ⇨ FUND MANAGEMENT
❖ to create/establish/set up/start a fund ◆ to invest in/manage/run a fund
2 funds [pl.] money that sb/sth has available to spend: We have limited funds available for research. The company will need to raise fresh funds from its shareholders. They ran out of funds before they could finish the building work. We decided to allocate more funds to advertising. Hospitals claim they are severely short of funds (= they don't have enough). The government has promised an injection (= large investment) of public funds into the banking system. ⇨ FUND-RAISING
❖ to borrow/obtain/raise/secure funds ◆ to have/use funds ◆ to be short of/run out of funds ◆ to allocate/provide funds ◆ insufficient/limited/sufficient funds ◆ private/public funds
■ verb [+ obj] fund sth (by/with/from sth) (often be funded)
to provide money for sth: The group is seeking partners to fund a new €2 billion production plant. The acquisition will be entirely funded by debt. The company claims its business plan is fully funded. a government-funded programme The IMF has offered to fund the country's budget deficit. ⇨ OVERFUNDED, UNDERFUNDED See note at FINANCE
to fund expansion/growth/operations fully/well funded ◆ privately/publicly funded |
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