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# funds

noun, plural (funds); the singular is fund (a fund, funds); verb fund (fund, funds, funded, funding)

«funds» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Funds are money that is available to spend, especially for a purpose: "the school is raising funds for a new playground". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#m1)
2. A fund is an amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose: "a holiday fund". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#m2)
3. (verb) To fund something means to pay for it: "the council funds the library". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#m3)
4. A fund of something is a large supply: "a fund of stories". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths word problems, funds are the money a club or class has; you add money raised and subtract spending to find funds left. In everyday life people do fundraising (bake sales, fun runs) to raise funds for charity. Phrases: raise funds, short of funds, a fund for, funded by, fundraiser.

### Examples

- Our class raised funds for the animal rescue centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x1)
- The club is short of funds this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x2)
- The trip is funded by the parents' association. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x3)
- We started a fund to buy new books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x4)
- The class had 200 dollars of funds and spent 75, so 125 dollars of funds were left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x5)
- The charity relies on public funds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x6)
- Grandpa has a fund of funny stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x7)
- If you wish me to remain in your service, furnish me with the necessary funds, else I must withdraw." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/#x8)

### Note

"Funds" (plural) usually means money in general; "a fund" is one pot of money. Funds is countable as a plural but often treated like "money": "funds are low". In maths, funds left = funds at start + money raised − money spent.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «funds» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funds/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«funds» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/funds.html) on Mova free.