[fʌnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose
(e.g: he had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment)


Phrases:
- in funds

Origin:
early 17th century (in sense ‘source or supply of material things’): from Latin fundus ‘bottom, base, landed estate’

[fʌnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with money for a particular purpose
(e.g: the World Bank refused to fund the project)


Phrases:
- in funds

Origin:
early 17th century (in sense ‘source or supply of material things’): from Latin fundus ‘bottom, base, landed estate’