Fund

n.	1.	An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.
	2.	A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
	3.	The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; - called also public funds.
	4.	An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object.
	5.	A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense. An inexhaustible fund of stories. - Macaulay. Sinking fund the aggregate of sums of money set apart and invested, usually at fixed intervals, for the extinguishment of the debt of a government, or of a corporation, by the accumulation of interest.
v. t.	1.	To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes. [imp. & p. p. Funded; p. pr. & vb. n. Funding.]
	2.	To place in a fund, as money.
	3.	To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt.

Noun	1.	fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose Synonyms: monetary fund
	2.	fund - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" Synonyms: store, stock
	3.	fund - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies Synonyms: investment company, investment firm, investment trust
Verb	1.	fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
	2.	fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation
	3.	fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
	4.	fund - invest money in government securities
	5.	fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
	6.	fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"

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