fund
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From Latin fundus (bottom, base, foundation). The "bottom" metaphor extends in two directions: structural depth (foundation, fundamental, profound — literally "deep-bottomed") and financial base (fund, funding, fundraise). Found and founder come from fundāre (to lay a foundation). Confound originally meant to "pour together" until foundations blur — hence confusion.
Associated Words
co-found
To establish something jointly with others
co-founder
A joint founder of an organization or company
confound
To greatly confuse someone; to mix up or fail to distinguish things
confounded
Confused and bewildered; used as an intensifier expressing annoyance
fecundity
Fertility; ability to produce offspring or ideas; 繁殖力,多产性
found
To establish or set up an organization; past tense of 'find'
foundation
The base on which something is built; an endowed institution; the act of founding
foundational
Serving as a fundamental base or starting point
founder
A person who establishes something; to sink or fail completely
founding
The establishment of an organization or institution; relating to its creation
fund
a sum of money for a purpose; to provide money for something
fund-raiser
A person or event that raises money for a cause
fund-raising
The activity of collecting money for a cause or project
fundament
The foundation or basis of something; the buttocks
fundamental
Forming the essential base; a basic principle
fundamentally
In a basic or essential way
funder
A person or organization that provides funding
funding
Money provided to support a project or organization
fundraise
To collect money for a cause or project
government-funded
Financially supported by the government
ill-founded
Not supported by facts or evidence
nonrefundable
Not able to be refunded
profound
Very deep, intense, or intellectually penetrating; 深刻的,深远的
profoundly
Deeply, intensely, or meaningfully; 深刻地,极度地
profundity
Great intellectual depth or insight; a profound idea
refund
To return money to someone; a sum of money returned
refundable
Able to be refunded or reimbursed
self-funded
Paid for with one's own money, without external funding
taxpayer-funded
Financed by taxpayers' money
trust-fund
A fund held in trust for a beneficiary
underfunded
Not provided with enough money to operate properly
unfounded
Not based on facts or solid reasons
well-founded
Based on solid evidence and sound reasoning; 有根据的,理由充分的