- [countable] an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose
- a disaster relief fund
- the company’s pension fund
- the International Monetary Fund
- in a fund There is currently over $200 000 in the fund.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2- The fund was invested in a range of state bonds.
- The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.
- They don't want to draw on the fund unless they have to.
- They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement.
- a benevolent fund for retired actors
- She made a donation to the local cancer relief fund.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- special
- appeal
- …
- create
- establish
- launch
- …
- holder
- investor
- manager
- …
- in a/the fund
- into a/the fund
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- funds[plural] money that is available to be spent
- government/federal funds
- The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.
- to provide/use funds for something
- More funds should be allocated to housing.
- The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds.
- I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week?
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- Clients can withdraw funds without any notice.
- Funds from the event will support the work of the hospice.
- Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services.
- It will be a challenge to raise campaign funds for the election.
- Most of the funds are spent on software.
- The current account offers savers instant access to funds.
- The funds are earmarked for the health sector.
- The government is to channel more funds into local development schemes.
- The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment.
- There are only limited funds available.
- They voted to withhold funds from any organization which didn't sign the agreement.
- We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work.
- the flow of funds between various economic sectors
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adequate
- sufficient
- insufficient
- …
- have
- spend
- be short of
- …
- fund for
- fund from
- access to funds
- a flow of funds
- a lack of funds
- …
- [countable] (finance) a company that manages money for people by investing it; the money managed by such a company
- Any extra money that James saves should go into a money market fund.
- She is a fund manager for an Asian bank.
Extra Examples- Fund management companies are focusing on more specialized products.
- I would look to a good corporate bond fund as the economy rebounds.
- A venture capitalist is a professional investor who manages a fund and is looking for suitable investments.
- Over the past two decades, index funds have outperformed some 88% of managed funds.
- [singular] fund of something an amount or a supply of something
- a fund of knowledge
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin fundus ‘bottom, piece of landed property’. The earliest sense was ‘the bottom or lowest part’, later ‘foundation or basis’; the association with money has perhaps arisen from the idea of landed property being a source of wealth.
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