fund
UK/fʌnd/US/fʌnd/
NGSL 1kTOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
A sum of money set aside or available for a particular purpose
（专门用途的）资金，基金
n.
A large supply or stock of something
（某种东西的）大量储备，丰富的来源
v.
To provide money for a project, organization, or activity
为……提供资金，资助
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfund is Latin fundus, 'the bottom.' A fund is the 'bottom stock' of money you keep in reserve — your base capital. As a verb, to fund is to put that money-base under something so it can stand.
Root fund still carries 32 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.set up a fund设立基金
- 2.raise funds筹集资金
- 3.fully fund全额资助
- 4.fund a project资助一个项目
- 5.pension fund养老基金
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government set up a fund to help small businesses recover.
- 2.
They are trying to raise enough money to fund the new clinic.
- 3.
She has a fund of stories from her years as a reporter.